2. Juno – antagonist. She has the
most power within in the group
and manages to abuse her
power by having an affair with
Sarah’s husband and leading the
group on the wrong path
throughout the cave and does
things without the thought of
consequence.
Rebecca – the oldest, mother
type who tries her best to
protect the rest of the group.
Sarah – the victim, her husband
and daughter die in a car
accident and she needs support
from the rest of the group.
Beth – an English teacher;
educated; Sarah’s support
system who is only there to
support her friend in something
she feels she has to do.
Holly – the adrenaline junkie
who is looking for something
new that she’ll enjoy.
Sam – the youngest; a medical
student, the most protected,
because of this she feels that
she needs to speak up and be
confident.
3. In this screenshot from a scene in ‘The Descent’,
the warm yellow color makes the scene seem
warm and inviting. Also the characters costume
being pajamas suggests to the viewer that the
characters are comfortable and happy with their
surroundings. The look of this photo is almost
similar to the primary audience of The Descent –
females between the ages of 15 and 25, this is
so the primary audience can relate.
This picture differentiates from the picture
above as the blue filter on the picture makes
the characters look cold. The rain (added in
post) is to give illusion that their vests are wet
– this is directed at men as they will see them
as sex symbols. Although, the looks on their
faces suggest that they aren’t scared of
anything which suggests the theme of female
empowerment.
4. The screenshot is of Juno, one of the main
characters and Sarah’s (another main character)
husband Paul. From this screenshot, you can
see that Juno has a seductive flirty character by
the way she looks down at Paul’s hands and is
controlling his actions. This also relates to how
much power Juno has with the caving trip – the
fact that it was her who found the cave but
didn’t plan the caving trip properly. Also the
fact that she kills Sarah’s support system, Beth.
This screenshot is taken of Sarah covered in
blood, swinging her weapon around – this
shows that she has been pushed to become
like the thing that’s trying to kill her – the
crawlers. This was caused by the fact that Juno
killed Beth and that her husband was also
having an affair with Paul, also with her
daughter dying in the car accident it seems
like she has nothing else to loose by the way
she’s acting.
