2. Gender Representation
The male role plays a
detective-esque character in
the sequence.
The female plays the Femme
Fatale, and is in fact the
superior in the opening
sequence.
Her facial expressions
shows she is not scared by
what has happened.
3.
4. Class & Status Representation
Male role is of middle
class, dress sense and job
shows he is well-off.
Female role is dark,
psychopathic, signs of
lower class and low status.
Dress sense is bad and
asylum detention shows
she is not welcome in
society.
5. Location Representation
Set in a records office, at
night, filled with cabinets
and a desk.
The outside location
portrays an american city,
backed up by the American
accent.
The night setting is shown
through the artificial lighting
of cars passing outside.
6. Age Representation
All roles are aged
between 40-50.
Age is shown through
middle aged people
being Alcoholics.
Both the male and female
roles are seen drinking in
the opening sequence.
7. Ethnicity Representation
All roles are white.
If Femme Fatale was black
psychopath, this could have
been expected.
Peak time for racism in the
40/50s.
However, black people were
not likely to be investigated.
9. Stereotypes vs. Antistereostypes
Femme Fatale is
manipulative.
Seductive woman
towards the male role.
Male role is middle
class/well dressed.
Trench-coat & hat worn
by male actor.
Femme Fatale not very
attractive.
She is hardly a Femme
Fatale at all.
The male roles dress
sense is seen too
typically.
