AS Evaluation Question 2

Our thriller opening sequence only consists of two focal characters. The first character the audience is introduced to is the protagonist; this victim is a female of the age of 18 who is being chased by the villain. This character is an accurate representation of young females of a similar age group as she is dressed casually in everyday clothes and she begins the sequence by getting out a car, which would be a realistic car for people of this age. All these elements make this character relatable to a large amount of our target audience as she will appear to be extremely similar to themselves therefore they imagine this character as themselves. This is why we chose this specific character as the audience will be more enticed in the narrative as they are concerned for that characters well being.

Within our thriller I believe gender is represented in an extremely stereotypical manner as within thriller films females are usually used as the victim as they appear more vulnerable and stereotypically an easier target due to their inferior size. The fact that our victim is young is also stereotypical, as she appears more naïve, which means she doesn’t know how to act in certain situations and panics which again makes her appear more vulnerable. The male antagonist is also a stereotypical representation of the male genre within thriller films as the vast majority of villains in thrillers are played by males, this is because of there stereotypically superior size and strength which makes them appear more intimidating to the audience. This stereotype means that the audience are immediately in fear when they see this character.

I believe that obviously the villain wouldn’t be particularly appealing to our audience as his character is not relatable and undergoing in crime and terrorizing an innocent young girl. Contrastingly I believe our protagonist is extremely appealing as she is presented with a innocent and timid characteristics which is endearing to the audience and they warm to her.