Althusser's Theory suggests that we are influenced by characters we see in TV or film and this will encourage us to copy certain actions that were depicted by the characters.
This shown in Skins by the character "Cook" as many young teenagers may aspire to be like him and may copy his actions to be seen as popular and be like the character.
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| "Cook" from Skins |
Styker's Theory suggests that certain commitments in your life may make you choose your own identity and make certain things more important to you, as if things in your life were a hierachy. This is shown in the film "Kidulthood" when the character "Trife" finds out that he is the father of his girlfriend's child and decides that he is not going to fight anymore. He has consiously made the decision to chose his baby over fighting.
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"Trife" and his girlfriend in "Kidulthood"
Marcuse's theory suggests that our identity formation is controlled by technology and how we interpret and consumer the media, which leaves no room for the internal ego identity, or the "inner self" to develop. This is shown in the film "Alfie" when Alfie is portrayed as the stereotypical male but being dominering over women.
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| Micheal Caine playing "Alfie" |
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