Introduction to Representation

Representation: Blog task

Watch the trailer for Taken and complete the following tasks:

 

Create a new blogpost called 'Introduction to Representation' and embed the Taken trailer in the post.

1) List the different people/groups represented in the trailer (men/women/Americans etc.)



2) For each group you identify, decide whether the representation is a dominant or alternative portrayal. Explain why you think this.


3) What stereotypes can you identify in the trailer? 
The females in this trailer are always seen crying, being distressed or seen happy at some points. The women does no action in the trailer. 
The European people are seen as the villains like most of other Hollywood films.

4) Why might the Taken trailer offend or alienate certain groups?
Only the men are seen doing the action which could be offending to feminists.
European country is seen as a dangerous country more than america which could make Europeans offended.

5) Why do mainstream film and television texts such as Taken so often use stereotypes?

They think by making a film that has the typical stereotypes could get them profit which they do get, So they also make profit the easy way by having a continuous narrative stereotypes by having a big celebrity as the protagonist.