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Analysis of Kingman: The Secret Service

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BUS/MKTG

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Thompson River University (TRU )

Kingsman attempts to intertwine a myriad genre; comedy, action, adventure, and spy, but only manages to eventually marrying action with British spy genres giving birth to a hybrid action-spy film. The strange incorporation of satire, hyperbole, and adventure certainly does not shift the film into a...

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Analysis of Kingman: The Secret Service

Played by Colin Firth as Harry Hart, code named Galahad, Kingsman follows the

story of a former spy’s son in his journey to becoming a spy under the supervision of

Hart. Featuring highly trained British gentlemen primed for action the film explores

the action genre through the Bond-like British spy fashion and style. Two men of

different age sets, one in his middle age and the other a young man starting out in the

spy game are used to satisfy the two target audiences of the film. The over 25 year

olds who identify with Hart and the below 24 year olds who see themselves in

Eggsy’s novice endeavors. As a hybrid of British spy and action genres, the film

extensively exploits the all too common satirical extremes of bond films while

introducing the hyperbole and classy violence of its own.

While mostly considered to be an action genre film by most critiques, Kingsman

is both an action and spy film that manages to retain both in equal measure. This is

expressed from the onset of the movie. At the beginning of the film, a young member

of the agency dies in the line of duty while trying to protect his teammates from being

killed by a bomb. Apparently, the bomb is detonated by a terrorist that they try to

obtain information from concerning terrorist activities in the Middle East. This

humane act is typical of the action genre. Apparently, most action movies usually

feature the military or law enforcement agencies. As it is required of such agencies,

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