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Baudrillard's Theory:
Spiderman No-Way-Home:
Reality: School/Normal Life
Simulacra: Superheroes/Supervillains
None of it is actually real, it is a film set
-Loss Of Reality
-Lack Of Versimilitude
-Intertextual References:
past Spiderman movies: character lines & Characters
Similarities to real life:
teenager who goes to school/applying to college
teen love/young love
Gauntlett's Theory:
Steven Universe:
LGBTQ+ characters
Genders of characters are quite vague, sometimes seeming feminine and sometimes feeling masculine
Butler's Theory:
She-Ra:
Females presented as strong/powerful.
Van-Zoonen:
Black widow:
Tight clothing - sexualised and objectifies her
In Black widow, Natasha is sexualised through her tight clothing, which shows off her body.
Butler:
Beauty and the beast
In beauty and the beast, we are straying away from gender norms as belle is not only seen for her beauty, but her intelligence too. However, she is shamed by many characters for these traits
Levi Strauss:
The lord of the flies
Good/bad, Civilised vs Savages, Little kids/Big kids
Communicates the ideology that savages are bad. Implies that the big kids are supposed to be more adult whilst the younger kids are more wild and free. Good vs Bad.
Red eyes -
Denotation: they are red
Connotation: Evil, Possessed.
Myth: the eyes are just a part of the design. Red does not always mean danger/violence
Angry expressions -
Denotation: the robots are angry
Connotation: they are angry at someone/something.
Myth:
Foxy's sharp teeth-
Denotation: Dangerous, threatening
Connotation: Violent, threatening
Myth: sharp teeth may not mean that they are dangerous
Peaky Blinders:
Generic Conventions:
Criminal Orginisation - crime drama
Police hunting down the organisation
Characters:
Shelby: leader of criminal organisation - peaky blinders
Chief Inspector: wants information on the robbery
Fred: communist
Narratives:
Shelby doing the “powder trick” to attempt to win horse race
Chief inspector trying to get information about the robbery case involving Shelby & Fred
Shelby’s men accidentally took a crate of guns instead of what they intended.
Contextual themes:
Riding on horseback, everyone is well dressed - 1919 Birmingham/Britain
Man running Criminal Organisation - women seen as inferior in 1910’s, men in control
Racism - 1900’s Britain
Guns - 1900's Britain context: no gun laws
“Nothing that’s women’s business” - Sexism in 1919 Britain
Just returned from war - WW1 - 1914, 5 years later
British Pub - darts, pool
Conventions of a Spy Thriller - Luther:
Conventions:
Assassinations/murders
Spies dressed formally/in suits
British
Fancy car- ford
Typically masculine colours
Use of weapons - guns
Interrogation for information
City
Serious content
Choose 3 theorists and apply:
Luther:
Neale:
follows genre conventions of a Spy/Thriller - Serious content, sidekick, male lead, spies in suits, British, Fancy car, City, interrogations
Gerbner:
Representations of violence - murders, audience may feel inclined to feel that the world is not safe because of them. Mean world syndrome
Hesmondhalgh:
Reduces risk with established actor - Idris Elba
Spy/Thriller Genre is well received in the UK
NEWS
Broadsheet - Observer 15/09/2024:
Main Article:
Serious news
mentions of Ukraine-Russia war, Iranian Missiles, UK & Us. Israel Genocide on Palestine mentioned but does not seem to show support towards either side.
People/Politicians are addressed with surnames or full names - "Starmer", "Biden", "Tim Barrow", "Sue Gray" etc. - highly formal
Lots of text in the article, organised into paragraphs
Tabloid - Daily Star 15/09/2024:
Main Article:
Celebrity believed the toilet in his old house was haunted:
Celebrity Gossip - unimportant news
Comedic
"Telly funnyman Leigh Francis" - use of word 'telly' - informal, joking
mention of Leigh Francis' father's death - serious
Friend who had 'the gift' (speaking with the dead)
Not much text in the article.
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