Our opening sequence challenges the stereotype of one particular ethnicity committing crime. Here we show a white male and a black male acting as kidnappers showing that not only people of a black ethnicity commit crime. We also see a black and white person working together to commit the crime , where usually we witness gangs of the same ethnicity doing this.
Our opening sequence also puts a female in the vulnerable situation, showing her to be innocent and helpless as she is targeted for a brutal kidnapping by two males. This does not challenge the typical stereotype of men being the dominant sex , having so much more power that they are able to kidnapp the girl. In many films the women is the damsel in distress , as it is very unusual to see a male playing this part. Even the girls age , follows the typical age , which also allows the story to be more believable as the girl is younger than the kidnappers . By contrasting the darkness outside to the light room in which the girl is in , again enforces that she is in a safe place and that by being in the dark will make her vulnerable.
The costume which we chose the two male kidnappers to wear shows a typical working class man with the heavy work boots and scruffy/workman clothings. This costume allows the chacters to blend in well with the setting of B&Q. The costume is appropriate as these are typically dressed men that you see in B&Q , allowing them not to stand out and making our opening sequence even more believable.
Even the time of day in which we chose for the kidnapping to happen conforms with many films and stereotypes. As during the night , when a women is most vulnerable in the dark , and the crime is less likely to be witnessed is a very poplar time for a crime to happen.By following this stereotype of crime happening at a particular time of day , allows the film to be more believable for the audience.
Our opening sequence also looks at the sterotypes associated with gender. Frequently men are portrayed at the stronger more powerful sex. Here we enforce this as the kidnappers are played by male roles. The fact that they do not speak throughout the opening sequences shows the audience that they are calm and confident and are in a straight mind-set.
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