1. ME AND MY MOVIES

2. Action/Thriller/Sci-Fi

3. I am Number Four (2011)
• Genre: Action/Sci-fi/Thriller
• Director: D.J. Caruso
• Producer: Michael Bay
• Distributer: Touchstone Pictures
• Release date: 18/2/11
• Budget: $50 Million
• Box Office: $145,982797
Aliens and their Guardians are hiding on Earth from intergalactic
bounty hunters. They can only be killed in numerical order, and
Number Four is next on the list. This is his story.
Four Main Things That Drawn me:
• Special Effects http://youtube/g5djHG3hPu0
• Attractive Female
• Good narrative
• Action

4. Predator (1987)
• Genre: Action/Sci-fi/Thriller
• Director: John Mctiernan
• Producer: Lawrence Gordan
• Distributer: 20th Century Fox
• Release Date: June 12, 1987
• Budget: $15,000,000
• Box Office: $98,267,558
A team of commandos, on a mission in a Central
American jungle, find themselves hunted by an
extra-terrestrial warrior
Four Main Things That Drawn me:
• Special effects www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrDsvVKY_d4
• Action
• Constant Thrill
• Dominant Predator

5. Knowing (2009)
• Genre: Action/Sci-fi/Mystery
• Director: Alex Proyas
• Producer: Todd Black
• Distributer: Summit
Entertainment
• Release Date: 20/3/09
• Budget: $50 Million
• Box Office: $187,858,642
A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his
son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions --
some that have already occurred and others that are about to
happen -- that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the
events that are about to unfold.
Four Main Things That Drawn me
• Mysterious Narrative www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxPQhm_Aq-E
• Real Events
• Main character
• Interesting relation to conspiracy theories

6. Codes and Conventions
I like this type of movie because after setting the scene the film involves
• Villains
• Heroes
• Big explosions
• Guns
• Threatening situations
• Fights
• Chase scenes
• Challenging Situations
This type of film keeps you on the edge of your seat and wanting more.

7. Attraction
People are drawn to watch this type of film because of:
• Cinema trailers
• Media literacy and television hype
• Social Networking such as Twitter and Facebook
• YouTube
• Websites
• Preferred reading in related books
• Fandom brings together like minds at conventions
• Word of Mouth
A good movie featuring intertexuality and framework of interpretation creates its own publicity.

8. Genre Analysis of Men in Black 3
Area of Analysis Example Technical feature Conforms to genre? Y/N Breaks conformity? Y/N
(Camera/sound/mise en If yes, how?
scene/ editing)
Black suits Wide angle shots of Y N
Codes and conventions Futuristic Guns attacking space ships
Aliens Laser noises
Black Cars Realistic Alien Custumes
Normal Time and effects
Current Day USA New York City Streets and Y N
Setting Urban Skyline, Kennedy Space
City Centre Florida
Aliens Serious men in black suits Y N
Character Humans Alien costumes and
MIB Agents realistic effects
Destruction of Earth Fast action shots Y N
Themes Humans in danger highlighting danger
Double Narrative Two stories at once Y N
Narrative developing through the
film
Intelligent aliens Humour Y N
Iconography More Intelligent humans Everyday life
Never give up Y N
Ideological message

9. Men in Black 3 (Barry Sonnenfeld, 2012)
• Star Theory – The film was successful because it cast stars such Will Smith
and Tommy Lee Jones.
• Reception Theory – The film was a sequel to a sequel both had been very
successful to the audience.
• Intertextuality – The film was a success it contained the character props
and location that we have grown familiar with.

10. Genre Analysis of Face Off
Area of Analysis Example Technical feature Conforms to genre? Y/N Breaks conformity? Y/N
(Camera/sound/mise en If yes, how?
scene/ editing)
Detective Wide shots of explosions Y N
Codes and conventions Villain Fast editing during action
Guns scenes
Explosions
Blood
Current Day USA Dull surroundings Y N
Setting Urban Police sirens
City
Gangster Close up shots of faces Y Y, swaps identity with evil
Character Police villain’s body
Family
Love Fast action shots Y N
Themes Hate highlighting danger
Revenge Emotion music
Double Narrative Two stories at once Y N
Narrative developing through the
film
Justice over Super villain Strong hatred between 2 Y N
Iconography main characters
Good will overcome evil - Y N
Ideological message

11. Face Off (John Woo, 1997)
• Star Theory – The film was successful because it cast stars such Nicholas
Cage and John Travolta.
• Reception Theory – The film was a typical action/thriller/sci-fi which was
targeted at the general cinema going audience.
• Intertextuality – The film was a success because it showed the hard hitting
battle of good vs evil.

12. Conclusion
• In conclusion I think these films are similar because both good and evil in the films eventually
becomes quite personal and they both star actors who share equal amount of fame although
I think that in terms of box office, the gross amount is totally different and MIB 3 has an
unfair advantage because of this as it is a sequel movie to the previous so people have
already experienced an MIB movie before. As for face off it was its only film and it was quite
unique for its genre and this may of seemed like a gamble at the time the film was being
produced and also the films are a different certificate which means that as MIB was a PG
during cinema showing, it means a lot more wider range of audience could attend whereas
face off was certificated 18 when it was first shown in cinemas.
• MIB was made 12 years after face off was made as well meaning that another unfair
advantage of it being better quality, neater editing and effects due to the advancing in
technology.