NEW: representation

Basically we are trying to represent the fact that British people, can't do "hard-man" assassins, as a sort of stereotype; and that this sort of image really belongs to America. So we are representing both Britain and America in one go. America is always sort of associated as "thuggish" and a reckless place where people are so barbaric they will just do as they please and wont take any trouble from anyone. This sort of thing has come through American films and literature throughout history. By putting an Englishman in the position of the "hit-man assassin" which as we know is an American thing, and we see him fail and make himself look stupid we are reinforcing the fact that is it an American thing and not British. We not only are doing this but we are using satire to mock these high class assassins which is effective as assassins are dangerous people who are there to be scared of, so nobody really has a laugh about them, but when you make them look silly and mock them, there is a much funnier side to them. This is similar to the recent film "Kick Ass" which takes superheros, who are all brave and mighty, and mocks them making them funny. Brits are not associated with this kind of thing at all, we are more known for intelligence and posh tea parties, so to make an assassin British is just asking for trouble and opens a huge window for comical opportunities. And finally i think we are mocking the Brits and trying to say that they just cant pull off the stealthy assassin thing.