The document discusses the representation of male and female genders in two romantic comedy films, "Knocked Up" and "Forgetting Sarah Marshall". It notes that the male lead in "Knocked Up", Ben, can be described as challenging stereotypes by being "well meaning but immature". Examples from the films are given to support how the male characters are portrayed as immature. The female characters are said to be represented in binary opposition to the males. The impact of these gender representations on the target audience is discussed.

1. ComparativeAnalysis – MainBodySentences/theoryto helpyouachieveA* -C
Main Body – Male and Female representation – YOU SHOULD read them carefully and adapt them
for your own essay.
The representation of the male gender in ‘Knocked Up’ can be described as challenging the stereotypical
“rom com hero” (Theorist – Date) such as…
Ben’s representation could be described as “well meaning but immature” (Theorist – Date), for
example in the scene where he… through the verbal code of diegetic dialogue “EVIDENCE”. This level of
immaturity is similarly represented in ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ through…
The female gender, in binary opposition (Theorist) to the representation of the male gender, can be
denoted as ….
The representation of the male/female gender as…. would impact the target audience because….
The verbal code of the non-diegetic song lyrics in ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ connotes….
ComparativeAnalysis – MainBodySentences/theoryto helpyouachieveA* -C
Main Body – Male and Female representation – YOU SHOULD read them carefully and adapt them
for your own essay.
The representation of the male gender in ‘Knocked Up’ can be described as challenging the stereotypical
“rom com hero” (Theorist – Date) such as…
Ben’s representation could be described as “well meaning but immature” (Theorist – Date), for
example in the scene where he… through the verbal code of diegetic dialogue “EVIDENCE”. This level of
immaturity is similarly represented in ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ through…
The female gender, in binary opposition (Theorist) to the representation of the male gender, can be
denoted as ….
The representation of the male/female gender as…. would impact the target audience because….
The verbal code of the non-diegetic song lyrics in ‘Forgetting Sarah Marshall’ connotes….