Q 1. Explain two ways the characters and/ or events fit
the action adventure genre.
Use examples from the extract. [10 marks]
Notes:
Use examples from the extract. [10 marks]
Notes:
Event – Shootout
Character –protagonist
and sidekick
The main event of
the extract- the shootout is seen at some point in the majority of
action/adventure films. The protagonist enters the scene with a calm,
nonchalant attitude to find he vastly outnumbered by the antagonists, who are
all armed and begin firing at him. However, to fit genre and to allow for a
plot the protagonist, in this case Sergeant James, defeats the enemy.
The characters fit
the action/adventure genre because of the protagonist and sidekick partnership
between the Sergeant and the police officer. The sergeant steered the plot and
action by partaking in the fighting, whilst police officer waited until the end
of extract in which he was handed a gun before walking off with the hero. It is
shown they are both similar characters by their uniforms, which are both military
related and stand out against the plain, muted clothing of the villagers.
Q 3. Discuss the ways in which people are represented in the extract.
Refer to stereotypes in your answer.
Use examples from the extract. [20 marks]
He characters in the extract are represented as typical British stock characters that would be found in a village. Most of them speak with a prominent south-western accent, alluding to the stereotype of a rural location. They are typical 'villager' types; the vicar, the pub landlord, the police constable.
Their clothing is fairly nondescript and neutral- fitting the stereotype of nondescript personas of villagers. The way the attack Sergeant Angel is reflection of their individual
representation, also. For example the stoney faced, mean-looking older man stands firm and fires continuously at the protagonist almost as if he was shooting at a pest animal (confirming to his representation as a country gentleman).
In a similar way, the woman on the bicycle who, by the mildly irritated but moreover gormless expression on her face is expected to be quite a ditsy character, attempts a dramatic attack but true to her hapless representation meets a comical but fairly stupid end by falling over a car door.
The villager who does not conform to her physical representation is the older woman who becomes a sniper. Her dull, conservative clothes give the audience the impression she is gentle and grand motherly however this is actually proven to not be the case when she fires down at the protagonists. Perhaps due to the idea of a frail, and in today's society inconsequent, presumably retired woman being skilled in combat being unbelievable, she has a relatively short life span.
Sergeant Angel, on the other hand is represented as the tough, skilled action protagonist whom the audiences of this genre expect. His short hair cut is something the audience would automatically see as a masculine attribute whilst the nonchalant way he chews and slouches in the saddle gives him an air of confidence also common to the main characters in this genre. What's missing from this action hero is the convention of likability. The main way this is represented is through the sergeant's interactions with the school children. Whereas stereotypically the hero would be civil to innocent characters, Angel is sharp in his brief exchange and could even be argued to be immoral in sending the children into the site of a shoot out for his own benefit.
The main way Sergeant Angel's sidekick, the other police officer is represented is as inferior to the main character. This is achieved physically- he is slightly over weight in comparison to Angel and so perceived as inferior in terms of an action film- as well as through his (lack of) action. His passivity: again connoting a less useful character is evident when he stays in the car and lets Angel do the shooting.
Q 3. Discuss the ways in which people are represented in the extract.
Refer to stereotypes in your answer.
Use examples from the extract. [20 marks]
He characters in the extract are represented as typical British stock characters that would be found in a village. Most of them speak with a prominent south-western accent, alluding to the stereotype of a rural location. They are typical 'villager' types; the vicar, the pub landlord, the police constable.
Their clothing is fairly nondescript and neutral- fitting the stereotype of nondescript personas of villagers. The way the attack Sergeant Angel is reflection of their individual
representation, also. For example the stoney faced, mean-looking older man stands firm and fires continuously at the protagonist almost as if he was shooting at a pest animal (confirming to his representation as a country gentleman).
In a similar way, the woman on the bicycle who, by the mildly irritated but moreover gormless expression on her face is expected to be quite a ditsy character, attempts a dramatic attack but true to her hapless representation meets a comical but fairly stupid end by falling over a car door.
The villager who does not conform to her physical representation is the older woman who becomes a sniper. Her dull, conservative clothes give the audience the impression she is gentle and grand motherly however this is actually proven to not be the case when she fires down at the protagonists. Perhaps due to the idea of a frail, and in today's society inconsequent, presumably retired woman being skilled in combat being unbelievable, she has a relatively short life span.
Sergeant Angel, on the other hand is represented as the tough, skilled action protagonist whom the audiences of this genre expect. His short hair cut is something the audience would automatically see as a masculine attribute whilst the nonchalant way he chews and slouches in the saddle gives him an air of confidence also common to the main characters in this genre. What's missing from this action hero is the convention of likability. The main way this is represented is through the sergeant's interactions with the school children. Whereas stereotypically the hero would be civil to innocent characters, Angel is sharp in his brief exchange and could even be argued to be immoral in sending the children into the site of a shoot out for his own benefit.
The main way Sergeant Angel's sidekick, the other police officer is represented is as inferior to the main character. This is achieved physically- he is slightly over weight in comparison to Angel and so perceived as inferior in terms of an action film- as well as through his (lack of) action. His passivity: again connoting a less useful character is evident when he stays in the car and lets Angel do the shooting.
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