Tuesday, 22 March 2011

2) Representation of different groups in our film

There aren't a lot of different groups in our film. The groups that are in our film however are represented in different ways.

Ethnic Minorities:
The black individual in our film calls the main antagonist a "Dickhead". This is a negative representation of black people, as it makes them seem insulting.

Women:
Women are represented as slightly gullible and weak. The main protagonist is easily lured into the main protagonist's trap, and is easily subdued (implied). She is very vulnerable. This is a very platitudinous view of women.



Men:
Men in general are represented as insulting and confrontational. The killer is a man and the black person who insults him is also a man. These are the only 2 men in the film, so the film implies that 100% of men are insulting and violent. This is obviously incorrect in every way, only a minority of men are violent and insulting.

Young people:
Young people in general are portrayed as either antisocial or gullible. Also one of the actors is wearing a tracksuit top, something typically associated with youths. Youths are actually quite diverse and alternative.

In short i think we could have done more to represent different groups in a more realistic way. However if we did then it would ruin the plot of the whole thing, i think the best way to interpret this is as representing no groups, and just these certain individuals.

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