compare contrast essay

1. Name : Lu Siau Vay
Student ID: 0318567
Course : FNBE (Foundation in Natural and Built Environment)
Subject : English 2 (ELG 30605)
Lecturer : Cassandra Wijesuria
Title : Comparison Essay (James Bond Film)

2. I decidedtochoose James Bondfilmasmy comparisonmovie assignment.The twofilmsIchose
fromJamesBond FilmSeriesare ‘Die AnotherDay’and‘CasinoRoyale’whichisshownat2002
November20and 2006 November16 [1][2]. I’ve chosenJamesBondFilmasmy topicbecause Ido not
like anothergenre of movie whichishorrormovie butIdo reallylike towatchactionmovies.
These twomoviesare playedbydifferent mainactorsanddirectorsbut the writers remained
the same.Theyare writtenbyIanFleming,Neal PurvisandRobert Wade [1][2].The character of James
Bondin Die AnotherDay(2002) is playedbyPierce BrosnananddirectedbyLee Tamahori [1].Casino
Royale’sJamesBond’scharacterisplayedbyDaniel Craiganddirectedby Martin Campbell [2].Before
goingthroughthe comparison,letme introduce the plotfirst.Die Another DayistalkingaboutJames
Bondis sentto investigatethe connectionbetweenaNorthKoreanterroristanda diamondmogul who
isfundingthe developmentof aninternationalspace weapon. CasinoRoyale (2006) isabout arming
witha license tokill,JamesBondsetsoutonhisfirstmissionas007 and must defeataweaponsdealer
ina highstakesgame of pokerat CasinoRoyale,butthingsare not whattheyseem.
Let uscheck out the firstpointof the differences.The biggestdifference thatIfoundinthis
movie isaboutthe technology theyused. Inthe movie ‘Die AnotherDay’,Ifound thatthere were a lotof
high-techproducts.Theyhave acar that hadbeenmodifiedintovariousmilitaryequipmentanditcould
go invisible withjustabutton.They alsohadawatch that could triggerexplosionpoint.Butin‘Casino
Royale’,youcansee that theywere more aboutactioncompare to ‘Die AnotherDay’.Theydidnot use
much tech,preferringtofocusonthe plotof the story.
Next,let’stalkaboutthe female Bondinthese twomovies.InDie Another Day, the characterof
the Bond Girl,Jinx wasplayedbyHalle Berry [1]. Beinganagentof NSA (National SecurityAgency) [3],Jinx
was alwayssmart,sexy,and cool.Atfirst,she wasas smartas JamesBond, butshe has still caughtup by
the enemiesinthe ending.Then,atthe mostappropriate moment,JamesBondtookthe responsibility
to save hisdear Jinx. InCasinoRoyale, Vesperthe BondGirl wasactuallya spybut JamesBondgot to
knowthistruth inthe ending.JamesBonddidnotwant tokill herbecause he lovesherbutVesperwas
killedbyherself.Thisendingiskindof sad.
Okay,here comesto the lastpoint.I am givingsome opinionsaboutthe comparisonbetween
bothof the JamesBondwhichare Pierce BrosnanandDaniel Craig. Inregards of the realnessof their
fights,Daniel CraigdidbetterthanPierce Brosnanbecause Daniel Craigfoughtway braverandPierce
Brosnan’sactionsare more refined.Daniel Craigusuallystophittinguntilhe couldsee the enemies
bleedingorevenheadbroken.Pierce Brosnanusedtoshow hisverycharmingsmilesinthe movie as
JamesBondis a veryflirtyguybutDaniel Craigdidnot usedto smile inthe movie.So,Ifeel likeDaniel
Craig ishas betterskillsinfightingbutPierce Brosnanhasbetterskillsinactingandshowinghisface
expression.
Overall,theybothhave theirstrengthsandboththe moviesare goodandbad.The pointisall
the JamesBondfilmsare verynice because theyhave excellentproductionteams. Forme,Iactuallylike
Pierce Brosnanmore thanDaniel Craigbecause Ican feel thatJamesBond’ssoul livinginside himwhenI
was watchinghismovie. Ihave learntthatpeople shouldprotectthemselvesincase of dangersituation.
In the end,the plotsare actuallyaboutloves.Ithinklovesare importanttoeveryone.Withaheartthat
full of loves,canbe a stepto succeed.And, donot lose hopeseventhe roadisgoingto be ended.
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3. References List:
[1]. Die AnotherDay (2002). Retrievedfrom http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246460/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt.
[2].CasinoRoyale (2006). Retrievedfrom http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381061/.
[3].National SecurityAgency.Retrievedfrom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency.