SKYFALL (2012) – Genre: Film
FOUR HORIZONTAL INTERTEXTUAL CONNECTIONS:
The Dark Knight (2008) – Genre: Film
Both of the movies closely resemble each other in many ways. Both Batman
and James Bond are orphans, who are great at fighting crime, and are the “good
guys.” The villains resemble each other because they are scary, rude men that
are a just little twisted (and slightly odd looking...). They also both show the main character's family graves in the
movie.
Looper (2012) – Genre: Film
The mansion that Bond escapes to in Skyfall is reminiscent of the house in Looper because they are both in the middle of nowhere because they
don’t want anyone finding them. Also, they both have to do with running away
from something.
The Italian Job (2003) – Genre: Film
Charlie Croker was believed to be dead after his car was shot off a bridge, kind of like Bond when he fell off the top of the train into the valley. Both
disappeared for a long time, leading everyone to believe they had passed away, only to
come back being very much alive and defeating whatever they needed to defeat. The obsession with cars in Skyfall also immediately made me think
of The Italian Job.
The Bourne Legacy (2012) – Genre: Film
James Bond’s back story is finally revealed in Skyfall which reminds me of Jason Bourne
trying to figure out his past in all of the Bourne series of movies. Bond
"never left" even when he was dead, but that's all Bourne really wanted to do.
FOUR VERTICAL
INTERTEXTUAL CONNECTIONS:
"Mad Men" (2007- ) – Genre: Television Drama
The beginning of Skyfall
heavily alludes to Mad Men in the
sense that the entire time the opening credits are rolling, there is a man
free-falling. This is like the advertising campaign that Mad Men put out where there was a man free-falling off a building.
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen – Genre: Literature
James Bond’s childhood home heavily reminded me of Elizabeth
Bennet’s countryside home in the novel. The old British charm of the home is
what really made them similar and brought you back to the 1800’s when Jane
Austen wrote the novel.
"Revolution" (2012) – Genre: Television Drama
Silva’s city in Skyfall is reminiscent of the society in
Revolution. They are both more or
less abandoned cities with only the few inhabitants living there. They are both
very eerie places.
Year of the Dragon - Genre: Time
When Bond was in Shanghai, he fought a Komodo Dragon, and there were dragon images everywhere. The film was released in 2012, which also happens to be the year of the dragon.
TWO PUBLIC TERTIARY TEXTS:
Tom Charity – Film Critic, CNN
“It's been a long time since I enjoyed a Bond movie so much. By taking a
good hard look at itself and going back to first principles,
"Skyfall" pulls off something quite special. This is Bond
resurrected, redeemed and reinvigorated, ready to face a new half-century.”
Manohla Dargis – Film Critic, The
New York Times
“As Bond sprints from peril to pleasure, Mr. Craig and the other
players — including an exceptional, wittily venal Javier Bardem, a sleek Ralph
Fiennes and a likable Ben Whishaw — turn out to be the most spectacular of Mr.
Mendes’s special effects.”
ONE PRIVATE TERTIARY TEXT:
Ashley Hays via Twitter (@AshleyHays): “Daniel Craig is the
best bond. #Skyfall.”
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