Representation

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Representation

Is it stereotypical?



    Hello, guys! Today, we are going to talk about our film's representation.

Representation and Challenges

    Overall, the representation is very stereotypical with a few challenges. For example, it illustrates a little girl who gets kidnapped and it is very typical of a child to get kidnapped and this is emphasized by her pigtails and outfit with her brightly colored styling as she carries around dolls. Additionally, the antagonist or masked man is wearing a black outfit and a mask, which is very common for a kidnapper or villain, making him look suspicious assumably due to this representation. However, the representation was a bit challenged just by chance because all the actors were Asian and it is presumably stereotypical for an Asian to be smart and stricter. Therefore, it is surprising that an Asian parent would allow their child to go to the park alone without supervision and someone would expect they would think more intelligently. It is extremely common for an Asian to be a smart character and have very traditional viewpoints, so the difference in our Asian family challenges the stereotype. Hence, our representation is very stereotypical, but it was skewed a little bit.

Suggestions to Improve Characters

    Sometimes I do wish that it was less stereotypical to allow it to stand out better among other student opening sequences like maybe an older child or teenager for the person who gets kidnapped in the beginning, basically someone who looks more grown. Plus, they could also look tougher and less childish by mature costuming and a blunt way of speaking. However, it is a bit late since we have already decided on our main character costume. Additionally, I want to improve the mask of the antagonist and wish it looked more eerie, like a mask that looks like a person rather than a skeleton to make it weirdly realistic and less into the old horror look. It looks much more scarier in my opinion. Moreover, the Father needs to have better costuming with khakis and sandals for more of the dad look, which helps it fit more into the father stereotype because the actor is quite young, so it will help him look older, and maybe have a deeper voice. In summary, these are the changes I would make for our characters.

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