Representation is the act of representing or the state of being represented. The main social group that we have represented in our Thriller is young people, of ages 16 onwards and also, male and females.At the beginning of our thriller the characters aren't seen in a negative light but as it progresses and by the end we see the intentions of the male character the non diagetic sound changes and we see that he may be a bad character and at the end we are assured he is the 'bad guy' in this thriller.
Young people are stereotypically represented as troublesome, in gangs, ignorant, wild, unintelligent etc and the main characters in thrillers are usually older as they have experienced more in life and will be able to figure out some of the complex ideas in the film. Girls are usually presented as sweet, naive, innocent, fun whereas Boys are sporty and tough, bully's, always playing video games.
In our thriller the main character is a young adult male student had a troubled past and as a result he has developed mental issues which he isnt aware of as he feels he's normal. In our thriller opening, there are no signs that the characters are good or bad, at the beginning. They are just two young normal people who are meeting to go out on a date. Although, when Joyce starts asking questions you get kinda suspicious of Alan, you begin to see that Alan might be the bad guy. Joyce fits the stereotype of young girls as she was naive enough to meet someone she met online alone at their house, without asking more questions. There have been many news stories and documentary's about online stalkers, people who have manipulated people online, and. Alan doesn't really fit the usual stereotype of teenage boys, he is a lot more mature, wearing a suit and isn't doing the usual stuff that teenage boys do, in this opening, as he is a bit weirder. In this thriller girls are presented in a much more positive light than. Alan the male character is presented in the stereotypical way but more dangerous, so thus presented in a negative way.
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