The film features a strong female main character who is the boss of a large company, challenging stereotypes of men dominating over women in thrillers. She is posh and upper class, while other characters are average working class. Social class and status are important themes, as conflicts arise between rich and working class people. The main character uses her femininity in a powerful way, though age, ethnicity, and disabilities are not focused on. Regional identity is also not emphasized.
1. How does your film opening represent particular social groups? AS Media thriller film evaluation
2. How are particular social groups represented in your thriller? E.g. is gender representedstereotypically? The main character is represented to be a very posh and classy lady who has it all and is the boss of everyone, she is very independent and confident however the people around her are very average working class until she meets the criminals in the film in which case they are people similar to her status however they have gone mad with power and money. However in normal thriller films men are the ones with power and dominate women, this differs in or film because the women is shown to be walking around talking on the phone and firing people. The main character is a woman who is strong working in a big company controlling everything which shows that gender is not represented stereotypically.
3. What about any age, ethnicity and sexuality? Social class and status is one of the most important aspects of the film as it focuses on rich people and working class people and the difference and conflicts in these circumstances. The main character is a Business woman who is very elegant and upper class. This instantly creates a personality for the audience as she is seen to be very self-centred, superior through our sequence. What about any social class and status?What about any physical ability/disability and regional identity? We haven’t specifically focused on the main characters age or ethnicity however her sexuality is very important in the film as she uses her femininity in a powerful manner.
