Representation

In films the female and male roles of characters are represented stereotypically. Females are usually seen as helpless, weak and vunerable where as men are seen as strong, independent and masculine.

An example where men are seen as strong and women as vunerable is in James Bond: Casino Royale (2006). At the end of this film Bond tries to save the weak Vesper (Eva Green) but is unable to because she is stuck in an elevator. This shows her as vunerable and weak. This shows Bond as a strong character as he tries to save her by finally managing to recover her body and revive her which he is unable to do. In this film the typical gender roles are represented clearly.



Another part in the film where women are seen as weak and men as strong is when they have to kill the men and she breaks down about killing them in the shower. He doesn't break down and comforts her. Although this shows his soft side it also shows that he is much stronger than her because he has just killed them and got on with it.

The representation of the male and female roles is clearly seen in this movie throughout. Even though some females can be represented differently in some movies most are represented in this way and needing to be rescued by a strong man.

In our film the male role of being strong is shown through the beating up of the boy. The hoodies are also represented stereotypically through the clothing (black, dark clothes) and through the stabbing.