Evaluation Question 2 - How does your media product represent particular social groups?

Within my film I have represented a number social groups.

The broadest one there is the representation of lifestyle in my two main protagonists. These characters are not following the conventional idea that a person's upbringing will affect whether or they have a respectable job or end up earning money by committing crimes; there are impressions given at the start to the audience that the two mercenaries have some experience with weapons and following rules of engagement. It is later shown to the audience that the mercenaries both came from a profession that is considered heroic, with one being an ex-SAS soldier and the other a member of a bomb disposal squad. A person would stereotypically assume they are committing crimes because their upbringing and lifestyle must have been a tough one. I set up this convention by giving the mercenaries black and dark clothing to give the audience the impression that they are considered cold and heartless. I intentionally hide these details from the audience to allow them to follow the stereotype until later on in the film. This would be so that when the back story is revealed to the audience it will shock them and make them consider that perhaps these two do have a human right to feel emotion and a moral compass. Trying to contrast this social group is important to the story as it would allow a reinforced alignment with the characters.

Another social group I have represented in some form is gender. I have followed along with conventions that a criminal is dominantly a male rather than a female, this is shown by the fact that no majors roles in my film are taken by a female. This is following the stereotype that males are considered more aggressive and hostile, whereas females are considered more innocent in comparison to that of a male.