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Representation in Films - Thriller/Mystery

  • Blake Challenger
  • Jan 19, 2016
  • 2 min read

Representation describes the way certain groups in society are shown to an audience. Most groups are presented in a conventional or sterotypical way. For my short film I have chosen the thriller/mystery genre....

Gender: In this genre men and woman are shown mainly in a conventional way; men being the hero and villan and woman being the princess, according to Propp's character theory. In society and the media men are shown as being masculine, brave and powerful so they ususally take on the role of 'Hero'. The villan is usually intelligent, aggressive, physical and dominant; all conventional to men. Whereas women are represented as weak, submissive, maternal and emotional.

Ethnic Groups: The hero is conventional to be white in thriller/mystery shorts as they are shown as powerful, dominent and intelligent in society. This is also because the short films that are in english are made in the western part of the world. The villan is conventionally from an ethnic minority as it gives the short a sense of unknown and mystery and therefore appealing to the audience.

Classes: this catagory mainly represents working and middle class people. The working class people are usually the suspects as they are seen as the outcasts in society and would do anything for more power. The middle class characters are ususally the main ones as they are seen as intelligent, brave and dominant.

Age: In this genre the main age catagories are teens, adults and elders. Children are msissing from many thriller/mystery short films becuase they are seen as unintelligent, immature and unexperienced. Teenagers rarely feature but when they do they are seen as mischevious, rebelious and promisxuous. Adults sterotypically are the main characters as they are portrayed to have positive traits like brave, mature and well educated.


 
 
 

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