Elephant 2003 - Representation of teenagers
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The first screenshot shows male and female teenagers during a lesson, this connotes that the school is a mixed college. The teenagers are typically represented taking notes and asking questions about their topic just like a normal ideal lesson.
The second screenshot is of the teenagers dad in a car where he shouts his dad out the vehicle, so he could take the wheel. This could connote a disturbing response to some viewers as he is clearly disrespecting his father. His father then expresses through a hand gesture which connotes he is agreeing for him to take over, almost as if he is being forced. I chose to capture this particular screenshot as there is much to say about it due to the fathers expression.
The third screenshot shows a girl kissing the teenager we are used to seeing from the beginning of the film. This could connote that they are in a relationship, but it looked as if she was just a friend because of the way he did not explain to her why he was upset.
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ReplyDeletewww a good start, try to think now about the specific social contexts for these representations. example: Teen boy takes over from father - what is the reason? why can't the father drive properly, is this representation of a teen taking responsibility counter to more stereotypical representations?
ReplyDeleteebi try to be specific about SHEP contexts, use media terminology
I had the opposite view on the representations of teenagers in the film; Elephant. The boys father was actually drunk. I will look for the film on youtube and watch that specific scene again so i can get a better understanding. I will have this completed by friday.
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