Casino Royale Film Analysis

Response 4
A film that I recently watched that draws upon stereotypes is Casino Royale. In this film, the people from Africa are portrayed as backwards and excessively violent. As the film opens up, a group of Africans are shown betting on a match between two animals – a snake and a mongoose – demonstrating that Africans enjoy watching innocent animals kill each other for sport. No doubt this makes Africans look backwards as, in the so-called civilized world, people do not watch animals fight for enjoyment. However, in one respect, Africans are equal to Westerners – and that respect is violence. Throughout this film, Africans are shown as possessing large weapons capable of killing many people at once. When it comes to using this weapons, moreover, Africans do not hesitate. Finally, it is interesting that many of the images of Africa are of rundown, impoverished areas, demonstrating that Africans seem more interested in spending money on weapons – which, in doubt, cost a lot of money – than in fixing the places where they live.
For instance, after watching Casino Royale, a person who knew little about Africa or Africans would be inclined to believe that African is a backwards country and that its people are dangerous and uncivilized. Of course, this is not true as the overwhelming majority of Africans – like all people – are peaceful and modern. By perpetrating stereotypes, this movie only contributes to people’s fears as they can only envision African’s in negative