Analysis of the audience for Shutter Island

1. Shutter Island-audience
By Alexandra Wells

2. For Shutter Island, the age range of the audience would range from about 17/18 years to 45
years because people who are younger may not be able to follow the film and people who
are older may not like the storyline and theme of the film.
The gender of the audience viewing Shutter Island can be both male and female as the film
is for any people who like mystery and films that make you think and question what’s
happening and what will happen next. Males may be more likely to appreciate Shutter Island
more than females as they’d possibly be more drawn into the film than females.
The ethnicity of the audience is irrelevant for viewing the film as it wouldn’t impact on
whether or not you would enjoy the film or not. Certain ethnic groups may like a particular
film depending on what it’s about and what’s involved in it.
Social class may determine who views the film as certain people may not feel that Shutter
Island is to their taste of film. For example: skilled manual workers and supervisory or clerical
people may not find this film enjoyable. On the other hand, they might enjoy it because
Shutter Island involves the audience to think about the concept of the film overall.
The personality characteristics of the audience can determine what type of film that they go
to see. For Shutter Island, people who like mystery and investigation within a film may like
this. Also, people who enjoy suspense and curiosity for a film may like this. Whereas, people
who like a scare within a film most probably won’t enjoy this film.
The lifestyle of the audience to see Shutter Island may be explorers as they like a challenge
and adventure of the film. They might also like the energy and experience that the film
creates. Although this may be the case, people who are reformers or succeeders may also
like the film Shutter Island.

3. This graph, taken from the
Peal & Dean movie website,
implies that 60% of males and
only 40% of females watched
Shutter Island, which
concludes that males seemed
to enjoy the film more than
females did. It also shows that
people aged between 15-24
and 25-34 watched the film
more than people aged
between 35-44 and 45+. As
well as this, it also shows that
a different range of people
from each social class viewed
Shutter Island. It proves that
people who are likely to be
professional or administrators
and semi-skilled manual
workers both enjoyed the film
even though they are from
different social groups.