Our media product displays the average teenage stereotypes, especially gender and race.
It represents gender
right at the beginning. The stereotype that females can be dumber and more
forgetful than males is shown when we see Sarah’s character drop her phone and
not notice. This is a very commonly said stereotype that is presented. One more
stereotype that is used to represent gender is that teenage boys tend to be aggressive
and rough. This is shown when we see Nick’s character and my character about to
grab Sarah’s character from behind.
The stereotype that men are superior to women
is also displayed. This is shown when we see that ‘The Stalker’ is in control
when he has Sarah’s phone. This makes the audience believe that he has the
upper hand is now able to get what he wants. This stereotype is often used in
today’s modern society. Aspects like the contrast between strength, height,
energy, intelligence, and maturity between the two genders help the stereotype
become more believable; which is why we used it in our thriller opening. It
makes the thriller seem more realistic if Sarah comes across as inferior to
‘The Stalker’.
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Another social group represented is race. The
stereotype that black people tend to go around at night is shown when we see
Sarah’s character and Nicholas’s character walking on the street at night.
Another stereotype that is shown is that black people tend to steal what does
not belong to them. This is shown when we see Nicholas’s character, ‘The
Stalker’, picking up the phone Sarah’s character has just dropped.
Most of
these social groups seem to be portrayed in a negative aspect. I think this is
good because it means that our opening scene looks more realistic. If it was to
display all the characters in a completely positive aspect, then the opening
scene would highly fictional. Most of the representations are stereotypes; in
my opinion, it was good to do that. It is not shown too obviously but they
should be recognizable.
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