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1. Raj Desai
Representation of Gender
In the thrilleropeningscene,inception,theyuse the aspectsof stereotypestodisplaythe characters
gender.Atthe beginningof the openingscene,the protagonist looksweak,lostandconfusedbut
the audience knowsthatthe character will developanditillustratesthe leadprotagonistof the film,
thisisa technique filmsuse forcharacterdevelopment.
All malesare dressedverysmartas theyare insuits,thisshowstheyare doingsome sortof business
and are veryprofessional atwhattheydo.Thisshowsthat somethingimportantisgoingtobe
happeninginthisfilm. There werenowomen inthe openingscenewhichsuggeststheyare not
requiredastheywere talkingaboutsomethingimportantsowomenare notneeded inanimportant
meetingortalk whichisa stereotype.
The men inthe secondpart of the openingscene are powerful andstrongbutdangeroustooso the
audience knowsthattheyare the antagonists.Thisisbecause everymenwere armedwithsome
sort of weaponry soit connotestheyare violent.Thisportraysthe movie will have actionandwill
have some sort of thrillerinitso itrepresentstheirgender.