Refer to the film Fish Tank.
How is Gender represented?
In the film Fish tank Gender is represented by the men and womens behaviour and hierarchy in the film. The females in the film (mia and her family & friends) are represented negatively and are shown to be of low class with not alot of money. They live on a council estate and mia's father is absent leaving mia's mother to look after 2 children. It appears she has turned to alcohol, it could be suggested she does this because of the stress of being a single mother and therefore a weaker individual (also being female). This is a typical connotation of a single mother. Showing females to be weaker than men.
At the beginning of the film mia is walking around the estate and we are shown some young girls dancing in a car park showing off their bodies, wearing little clothes. They are dancing infront of some older boys in tracksuit bottoms and flat caps with staffordshire bull terrier's. Staffy's typically connote fighting and violence. This suggests what image the boys would like to have. This is a typical connotation of teenage boys living in a run down area. To go with this connotation it would also be suggested they may be involved in crime. The girls behaviour suggests that they are in a hurry to grow up and are trying to attract boys attention. Their language also suggests they are trying to impress because younger people try to use swear words to intimidate and impress. It is also a typical connotation of young girls living in a run down area, to be craving males attention and using their bodies, trying to be older than they are. This shows females aiming to impress males therefore males are dominating.
Mia is shown giving another boy money who comes back handing her a bag with cider in. Mia has clearly asked this older boy to buy her alcohol because she is underage. She goes to an old empty appartment in the estate and drinks her cider whilst dancing to her music. This is a prime example of underage drinking. It seems she does this for confidence this is also a typical example of younger people drinking- for confidence.
Their costume>how they dress
What is the story line/situations the characters are involved in ?
Is it a positive of negative representation?
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