Bombastically opening with the gun barrel sequence that is an iconic staple of the James Bond films, "Goldfinger" is evidently an action film from the onset, with 007 involved in quick fights with enemy guards, accompanied with the jazzy spy music that fits in well with the theme of espionage. The sequence is edited tightly, with fast cuts between shots, with the obligatory huge explosion less than three minutes in. The lead character is a womanizer, a man's man, the sort of character that is almost always the lead in action films, and has the opportunity to snog the traitorous femme-fetale before dispatching her friend in "shocking...positively shocking" manner, an example of the humor present in the Bond films. The early Bond films were the precursor to many of today's action movies, and so many of the conventions that are so popular now can be found in films such as "Goldfinger", whose opening is effective since it employs many of these in a fast-paced and exciting way.