Evaluation 2

2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?

In our opening sequence we have portrayed three different types of classes: Working class, middle class and upper class. Firstly, the bodyguard is the working class – we can say this due to the fact that he is hired by the villain to work for him, protect him and also to make sure that the hostage does not escape. Secondly, the hostage is middle class, the audience will be able to establish this due to him having very smart clothing and being casually dressed. The upper class is represented by the villain, as he is wearing a well-fitted suit with his shirt tucked in and looking very smartly dressed but he also creates dominance and power when he walks into the room which suggests that he is rather wealthy. We used a low angle shot on the bodyguard to emphasise his strength and size. 

At the end of the chase scene the hostage is seen to challenge the stereotypical strong male by escaping from the bodyguard and the villain. Joe Beckford is a strong independent as he can be seen working independently and being a dominant character in the spy-thriller scene. We have made ours different to other films as the protagonist does not get caught. This also creates enigma for the audience as they will wonder how has he been able to escape so easily and proved to be so strong. 

          

On the other hand, to help the costume of our characters, I researched into the film Jason Bourne to which Matt Damon is dressed in his own clothes and the people whom are trying to capture him are dressed in suits. Additionally, from looking at several James Bond films and seeing Bond portray his masculinity and class through his suit. We decided to dress the Villain in a suit to show his power and authority over the other characters. We did this so that he is representing James Bond as a stereotypical powerful male character and someone of a high class.