How does your media product represent particular social groups?
The plot of my media product suggests that my character is mentally unstable. She is orphaned; being a student alone in a house her mind begins to trick her into believing that what she imagines is real after her family's murder. Personally I think the plot can seem far fetched on face value - but I feel that young adults/ teenagers would be able to relate to the idea of being an 'outsider' and not having a fit mental state as we daily face troubles and obstacles. I wouldn't say that the film necessarily represented certain social groups in society that are stereotyped under a certain category - but I think Room Mate can be related to through many things presented.
First of all - it represents females and their vulnerability. The character in the film seems to be very disturbed and mentally unstable after the events that she has been through - her family's death, living alone with no emotional support at such a young age. It's not like Mean Girls - a film that represents girls and their negative traits and every stereotyped group of people at that school. It's just open to interpretation.. But females - especially young adults/ teenagers can relate to a female who is undergoing depression and sympathise with her. It would represent students that learn how to fend for themselves as they mature and slowly develop into being independent adults. My media products presents a strong thriller genre - I would say that it is therefore pretty unrealistic.. Or in very rare cases would someone have to face such difficult traumatic events and if they do - they would undergo strong psychiatric treatment. It could represent how young adults who are in strong need of psycho-analysis do not have anyone to help them through therefore get progressively worse - like 'Alice' in the film who worsens over the film. In a sense it could emphasised that it represents a strong male character and the power over a female in society - as the murderer kills her family we can see that she grows more and more scared of his 'presence' that isn't really there as he invades her thoughts and mind.
First of all - it represents females and their vulnerability. The character in the film seems to be very disturbed and mentally unstable after the events that she has been through - her family's death, living alone with no emotional support at such a young age. It's not like Mean Girls - a film that represents girls and their negative traits and every stereotyped group of people at that school. It's just open to interpretation.. But females - especially young adults/ teenagers can relate to a female who is undergoing depression and sympathise with her. It would represent students that learn how to fend for themselves as they mature and slowly develop into being independent adults. My media products presents a strong thriller genre - I would say that it is therefore pretty unrealistic.. Or in very rare cases would someone have to face such difficult traumatic events and if they do - they would undergo strong psychiatric treatment. It could represent how young adults who are in strong need of psycho-analysis do not have anyone to help them through therefore get progressively worse - like 'Alice' in the film who worsens over the film. In a sense it could emphasised that it represents a strong male character and the power over a female in society - as the murderer kills her family we can see that she grows more and more scared of his 'presence' that isn't really there as he invades her thoughts and mind.
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