Bad boys 1, Swordfish and Kickass

My task

My task was to create power point presentation on a preferred genre included in the 3 films that I have chosen which are Bad boys 1, Swordfish and Kickass.

Genre

The preferred genre to my presentation is action. As all these films contain action in them. This is because all the films include shooting and violence. An example of this is a car crash or a gun shootout.

Plot similarities

Bad Boys :The plot of this film is to protect a witness while trying to solve a robbery involving large amounts of drugs.Swordfish: An Ex hacker is struggling financially to gain custody of his daughter, knowing this, a mob boss offers a him life changing sum of money only if he can help him to steal billions of dollars from the US government using his hacking skills. Kick-Ass: The story of a teenage comic book enthusiast who one day feels that not all superheroes need powers and he creates his own costume and calls himself Kick-Ass, he faces many obstacles on the way including his cities biggest mob boss.These three plots are similar because they involve stealing money and something to do with crime. They are also similar because they both have drug talks in the some scenes.

Shot types similarities Bay boys Shot types- The shot types that were used Bad boys were extreme close up, close up, long shot medium shot and panning. In the film they used Frist person perspective shots to show a first person perspective form the actors. I thought this was effective because by doing it gives the audience a idea on what the actor is seeing in the chase. Swordfish shot types : Lots of extreme close ups , looking space, zooms onto fingers of hackerKick-ass shot types: Some shots zooming into the main characters’ face, shots of the characters eyes staring at each other like showdown and some shots with looking space.All three of these films have similar shot type uses. • An example of this is in ‘Bad boys’ and ‘Swordfish’, they both use extreme

close up shots when there is emotional facial expression on a characters face in a scene.

• An example of a scene like this is in ‘Bad Boys’ where Mike Larry arrives at crime scene and sees one of his lovers dead. At this moment he starts to cry this where there is a use of an extreme close up shot which is used to address the characters emotion to the audience. Also in all three films they is use of panning in all the chase scenes to create tension and excitement.

Character similarities

• Bad boys – Mike Larry – Bold ,Brave, Fearless, Serious, caring ,rude

• Bad boys- Marcus Burnet Bold, Daring, Family man• Swordfish- Gabriel Shear – Fearless, Smart, Cunning,

Leader, Selfish, Rich• Kick- ass- Dave lizewski (Kick- ass)-Caring,

Smart ,Optimistic, Creative, Never Gives Up.All of these characters are similar because they are all involved in crime/police. They are all involved with robbery or trying to stop it . They are all fearless and wont back down .

Music similarities • Bad Boys: In the film there is intense music which is only played when

something like a gun shoot out or a car chase is being produced in a scene. Also in the film there is sad music which is only played if a death scene has happened or when a character is crying. This is used to share emotion with the audience .

• Swordfish – Swordfish use dramatic music to put a meaning towards a scene. For example the chasing scene .

• Kick- ass- Kick –ass use rock music to fit with the fight scenes to make the scenes look more dramatic .

• All of these films a similar with their use of music because they use intense music in fight scenes to make them look more interesting for the audience to watch and also it make the scenes look more effective.

• Here are three soundtracks:• Bad Boys 1 soundtrack:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdT-e_Z2TN0- the

music is used because it is upbeat and cheerful• Kick-ass sound track : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFFFwJ_DNFA- this

theme song is used because it is cheery and enjoyable • Swordfish Sound track:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAwGjGZXwk0-p this

music because it is mysterious and weary

Age certification similarities • Bad Boys- this film is rated a 18 this because of inappropriate

scenes for children , bad language (use of a racist word ),. Blood ,gore and very violent scenes.

• Swordfish – this film is rated a 15 because inappropriate scenes with women, violence, blood, gore and use of drugs

• Kick- ass – this film is rated a 15 because of violence (death scenes), blood, gore and bad language

All these films are similar with their age rating because they all include violence , bad language and blood and gore

Lighting similarities

Bad boys : The lighting in bad boys is dark and dim this is because it is a film from 1995, so films were not in a high quality like now. Swordfish: The lighting in Swordfish is dark and dim this is because it is a old film from 2001. The lighting is bright in scenes that are only in the daytime or in a lit up roomKick-ass: The lighting in Kick-ass is bright and clear this is because it was made in 2010. The reason being because this film is based off a comic book. Hence being the reason why so many of the scenes are so colourful. All these films are similar with lighting because they all have different scenes which are bright and also dark and dim.

Script/language• Bad boys 1: The script/language in Bad boys is rude and

can be inappropriate for children. This is because it is rated a 18.

• Swordfish: The script/language in Swordfish is mild and can be inappropriate for children. This is because it is rated a 15 .

• Kick-Ass: The script/language in Kick-Ass is inappropriate and features some vulgar swearing.

All these films are similar with script/language because they involve swearing and inappropriate words for young children.

• Plot – The plot of Bad boys 1 is two hip detectives protect a murder eyewitness while investigating a case of stolen heroin.

• Bad Boys 1 – 1995• Director – Michael Bay • Writing :• George Gallo • Michael Barrie• Jim Mulholland• Doug Richardson

Bad Boys 1 – 1995

Film: Swordfish (2001)Director: Dominic SenaGenre: Action/Thriller

Story: An Ex hacker (Hugh Jackman) is struggling financially to gain custody of his daughter, knowing this, Mob boss offers a him a life-changing sum of

money only if he can help him steal billions of dollars from the US government using his hacking skills.

Main Characters -Stanley Jobson-Gabriel Shear

-Ginger Knowles-Agent J.T. Roberts

Age CertificateThis film has been rated 15+ because it features

violence on a regular basis and other content which is unsuitable for viewers under the age of 15.

Dominic SenaDirector

Writer:• Skip woods

Kickass 1

• Plot- The plot of Kickass 1 Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day chooses to become a super-hero, although he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.

• Kickass 1 – 2010• Director - Matthew Vaughn• Writers:• Writing Credits • Jane Goldman• Mark Millar• Matthew Vaughn• John Romita Jr.

Shot type examples

Bad Boys 1 Swordfish

This is a shot from one of the first scenes in Bad Boys 1.This shot is a close up of Marcus Burnet having a pointed at his head. A close up shot is needed here because the audience can see his facial expressions which helps them have a understanding of how he is feeling at this point.

This a shot from swordfish where Stanley jobson trying to hack into the government’s security whilst having a gun pointed at his head. This shot is medium close up because this shot shows the audience how Stanley is feeling at this moment. It also shows how nervous he is at this point in the film

Kickass 1

This is a shot from kickass 1 where a school girl is pointing a gun at some criminals in her house. This shot is a medium shot. This hot is effective because it shows gun close up and the girl's facial expressions which shows the audience she is scared.

All these shots relate to each other because they all involve some having a gun pointed at them.

Similar shot types

This example is a close up shot of Gabriel Shear. This shot is showing his facial expressions at this time in the film. In this case this shot makes him look smug

This example is very similar to the other two shot examples because it a close up of one person. In this case of Marcus Burnett. This shot is effective because it shows how the character is acting at this point

This example is also very similar to the other camera shot example because it a close up shot of Dave Lizewsk on roof. This example also shows the character facial expressions in his case the shot makes him look bold and brave.

Big events

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2eKTYZ28u8

Bad Boys 1

In this scene Julie mott get kidnapped by Fouchet and his men. This scene includes gun fire and car crashes. It also includes a lot of shot of Mike Larry and Marcus Burnett chasing the car with Julie inside.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLPvdbZO_O8

Swordfish In this scene Garbrile Shear and Stanley Jobson are driving at high speeds away from the FBI. This scene is siliaur to the other two scenes because it also includes gun fire and car crashes. It also include same sort of shots types as the other do.

Kickass 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OZRJDl3yL0

In this scene Hit girl saves Dave lizewik from some kidnappers. She does by jumping onto the van that he is being kept hostage in. This scene includes gun fire and gore . It is similar to the other scenes because they use same sort of camera shots

Why I chose action as my genre

I chose this genre because the target audience which it is aimed at are my age. Another reason of why I chose action is because it is an exciting genre to watch, and action is my favourite genre to watch.