2. Stereotypical Role of a Male
Character in Movies.
BRAVE
POWERFUL
BOLD
IN
CONTROL
STRONG
3. At the Beginning of the second scene, the Man (Scott Parker) is
represented as week, inferior and less powerful this is because of the
fact that he‟s head was facing downwards, this made him look very
vulnerable and week and also showing that he‟s status is low.
In this scene a man is also portrayed to be scared, this was also shown
through the close up on he's facial expressions; we could tell that he is
frightened and intimidated and the fact that he was kneeling down
showed that he was a bit of a „coward‟, this is because kneeling down is
a sign of giving up showing that he is not in charge and backing down
therefore letting someone else take full control of any of the situation at
hand, this was against the stereo type of a male character and therefore
this broke the convection because men are seen to be superior not
inferior.
4. Later in the same scene the Role of a Male is then Portrayed by the
same character. He is portrayed to be Strong and Bold. This is
shown through he's body language and gestures the fact that he's
standing up straight with broad shoulders shows that he is Bold, the
fact that overhead-shot is not used shows that he is dominant. He is
shown to be courageous and bold because he is looking around and
shouting “where are you” this shows that he is brave. And the
Bright light adds to the idea that he is very powerful.
In addition, the Mise en scene helps to build up all of this ideas; for
example everything he‟s wearing is black and he‟s jacket is black
too, The colour black is always seen as powerful and with authority,
therefore this represents his character as a man, and men are quite
known for wearing black leather jackets. All this representation goes
with the Stereotypical role of a Man a therefore follows the
convention.
5. Stereotypical Role of a female
Character in Movies.
DELICATE WEAK
INFERIOR
SOFT
LOW
STATUS
6. In our intro a woman is not shown in the video but, the role of a
woman is represented verbally, in our intro a woman is shown
to be incapable and dependent, For example during the
narration by Scott Parker, he says “I must save Stacy” this
shows that Stacy cannot save herself, and that she needs help
in order to help her escape from Scott Parker. The fact that she
needs to be rescued shows that she is been taken away by
force, which also shows that she is week, inferior and delicate.
This fits the stereotype of a woman because in the media
women are portrayed to be delicate and also in need, and
example of this is usually shown in Fairy tales when the „Prince
Charming‟ (usually Male) always comes to rescue the „Princess‟
(usually females) so therefore our film matches this stereotype
and it also follows the convention.
7. Stereotypical Role of a
Supernatural
Character in Movies. EVIL
DANGEROU
S
MYSTICAL
POWERFUL
HERO ENERGY
8. A supernatural is shown as someone who has above or
beyond natural abilities. The super-natural character (Zion) in
Broken Bonds is portrayed in a positive way. At the first scene
the Supernatural character is shown to be quite scary because
of how he vanishes. vanishing is usually associated with
creepy, dangerous and malignant characters who are usually
threatening in a film and most of the time their intensions are
that of evil.
In the second scene ,He is shown to be a Hero type, He is also
shown to be helpful for example; in the film opening after Scott
Parker had fallen down on he‟s knees he gives Scott Parker
some Supernatural powers, which Scott Parker gains energy
from and we can tell that the powers Scott parker gains is not of
evil because in the following scene Scott Parker goes from
9. Zion‟s face isn‟t seen through out, which helps the audience to build
more image in their head of how Zion looks like. In movies where the face
of the supernatural character isn‟t seen automatically makes them seem
more scary and in order to follow that convention we had to make sure
Zion's face isn't shown. Zion is dressed in all black , the colour „black‟ is
associated with power, death, evil, and mystery. Black denotes strength
and authority. This supports the fact that Zion is powerful but goes
against the fact that Zion could be considered as a good character
because he is trying to help Scott parker revenge, but on the other hand
promoting revenge could be seen as a bad thing.
In scene two , we can see when Zion gives energy to Scott Parker. This
follows the stereotype of a supernatural character because a supernatural
character in movies and is generally associated with magic or divine
powers which is also shown in the film opening. In movies Supernatural
Characters are either portrayed as a villain or a Hero and in our film he
is portrayed as a Hero.
