1. There are many different ways to analyse films and their genres. Also there are many typesof genres and sub genres to analyse. When analysing a film you have to keep in mind thecodes and conventions of that genre for example if it was a romantic genre it would be a boymeets girl type of film, the setting would be a shop or a work place where they would bumpinto each other. The characters would be a man and a woman. The theme would beromance and heartbreak for example they would met then in the middle of the filmsomething would happen that would make them spilt then near the end they would meetagain. The narrative would be a simple start to finish story line.An auteur director is someone who breaks the conventions, where they will make a film on acertain genre but add their own style to it to make it their own. For example Francis FordCoppola is considered to be an auteur director as he adds his own style to his films. Forexample his film Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola-1979) broke the conventions of awar genre.In one of the scenes you see soldiers in helicopters then it cross cuts to a peacefulVietnamese village where people are going by their everyday life. When it cut backs to thevillage you see the children coming out of the school then it cuts back to the soldiers theystarts to play a song to let the people know there coming. This breaks the conventionbecause in a war film one country goes to war with another country and they know its goingtoo happened. Whereas in Apocalypse Now the soldiers go to war with a village that doesnteven know theyre going to be attacked. Also they attacked not just the men but the womanand children which shocked people.Napoleon Dynamite (Jared Hess-2004) is a film about a misunderstood teenagerwho lives with his older brother and grandma. This is a non-narrative film as it has no realstory line, there is no set starting, middle or ending. Its set in a small town in Idaho and itsbased around a high school and Napoleons home. Napoleon (The main character) is just anormal everyday guy who is fine being himself and doesnt want to fit in with any groups inhis school. There are also the jocks and the cheerleaders who see themselves as the bestand popular, and then theres the new guy Pedro who just doesnt seem to care either.Sixth Sense (M.Night Shyamalan-1999) is a horror/drama film abouta young boy Cole Sear(Haley Joel Osment) who is a troubled isolated boy who is able to sees and talks to deadpeople and a troubled child psychologist (Bruce Willis) who tries to help Cole. This is anarrative film with a twist at the end. I think the message in this film is Everything isntalways what it seems As Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) Went every day not knowing that heactually died when Vincent shot him.In the James Bond film Quantum of Solace (Marc Foster 2008) women are often seen asobjects. In bond films women are often seen as weak or as damsels in distress who alwaysneed to be saved. In Quantum of Solace the women often dress is skimpy outfits that show alot of flesh, also they wear a lot of makeup to make them appear prettier. This negativerepresentation of women in the film makes women appear as sex objects and nothing else.In the opening sequence you can see silhouettes of naked women which objectify woman asobjects and not a person.The opening sequence in Leon (Luc Besson-1994) is different to the other action films asLeon wears a long wool coat a knit hat and sunglasses and lives in a shabby apartment andeven though he earns lots of money you wouldnt be able to tell whereas in James Bond helives in a big house with expensive cars and tailored suits. I think Luc Besson is an Auteurbecause he takes a genre and changes it so it has his own twist to it. For example in an

2. Action film the main woman is often in her 20s but in Leon the main girl (Matilda) is only 12years old which shocked people because she starts to have feeling for Leon. Leon took riskswith Matilda, he let her live with him and he taught her how to clean and use guns in returnfor her to help him read and clean his flat and run errands for him. When Leon first came outit didnt earn very much and people didnt really take to it, but know its a successful wellknown film because its so unusual and different.Francis Ford Coppola is a well know Auteur director, he is well known for his filmsThe Godfather and Apocalypse Now.The Godfather (1972) is widely regarded as one of thegreatest films in world cinema, and is one of the most influential especially in the gangstagenre. It also won three Oscars the year it came out.Im gonna make him an offer he cantrefuse is one of the most memorable lines in cinema history. Francis Ford Coppolas filmThe Godfather is a gangster classic film, it takes you into the lives of the mafia. The film has agood story line which keeps the viewer fixed on the film.I think that RianJohnson is an Auteur director because he has made an unusual film bymixing the genres Sci-Fi and Actiontogether to make an original film. Its a love or hate filmas it doesnt meet everyones needs in a film but I enjoyed it and thought it was a good filmidea.Rian Johnson is the Director and Writer of the film, this shows that he is an Auteurdirector as he thought up the idea on his own without anyone else. He takes a twist on anAction/Sci-Fi genre film and takes a chance at creating it knowing that people will either likeit or dislike it which shows he has perseverance. The film has an individual style as its adifficult subject to write about because time travel has a lot of rules to consider. He also usesan unusual way of portraying the future and how crime is a big part of life, and when thecriminal organizations wants someone dead they send their victims into the past where wellpaid hit men (Loopers) kill them and dispose of their bodies.In conclusion Auteur directors are directors who put their own style and individualityinto films to make them their own and to stand out from any of the existing films andgenres. This makes them stand out and be more successful than other directors who stickwith the same genre and dont think outside the box and add their own twists.