Representation in film (Research)

Representation is a big part of what makes films have hidden symbols and meaning. In this film of ours, we want to represent a comedic agent that has an important mission to complete. Using representation, we can show all that in a short amount of time.

Representing our protagonist

Our protagonist will be going through a mission, it just so happens that they don't take many actions seriously. In order to represent that our person is a spy we need to look from what all spy's have in common based on "Hollywood". One appearance in common is the use of well-tailored clothes, this basically is the use of suits that shows its perfection of a spy they are. Ties are also a frequent use of one's style. Spy's also have sunglasses to show minimal identification with calm movements at the same time. This representation is what makes someone look like a spy. The most popular example of this use of fashion is with James Bond. He is an iconic spy that uses the same fashion as any other spy. Having a comedic spy with these clothes will tell us that he wasn't the best one for the job.

Picture of James Bond

Representing our mission

The mission at hand is what further concludes the plot, we need to show what the mission is about by providing sudden action. A fight scene or a stunt is a example of what action movies show. A secret stealth mission would also work towards the plot of the film. A spy in a setting of opposing people around them shows that this mission is not a joke. It also puts us already in the action which brings more intensity to the plot. One film makes a good example of this use of representation. Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015), it starts us out during the midst of the action. Tom cruise attempting a plane stunt shows us how serious this mission is and therefore leads out the plot for the rest of the film. Its not like we are doing to do a stunt like that, but it shows how incredible representation in this scene was to scope out the rest of the mission.

Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)