Media Representations

Media Representations

·      Gender – Batman - Predominantly a male oriented movie, painting a clear image of never giving up in the face of danger. The whole movie is showing how much revenge can motivate you to do good in the world and rid the world of any danger in bad guys. It's represented in a fairly positive way because Batman's main goal is all about getting revenge on the murderer of his parents when he was a child. 

·      Age – Scarface – Massive amounts of violence, and foul language throughout is clearly aimed at the more adult audience. The age group for Scarface is represented clearly when there is massive amounts of violence show on screen

·      Social Grade – Romeo + Juliet – This is the timeless story of “star crossed lovers”, where two people from separate families get together against the family’s wishes.

·      Ethnicity – Zootopia – Dealing with issues of racism in the workplace, and how you can overcome these issues. This is being shown in a way that could be seen as a negative because a lot of people find racism as a touchy subject which brings about arguments and press conferences that spark mass debates.

·      Places – Die Hard – perfectly showing different locations throughout the movie to a great degree especially Nakatomi Plaza where the majority of the film takes place.

Media Messages

When analyzing media representations, ask yourself:

·      What is being represented?

·      How is it represented?

·      What is it suggesting or implying?

·      Who is it speaking to and why?

·      Who produced it?

·      Is it typical or “unnatural”?

·      How do we respond to it?