Revision: representation, historical contexts and Jungle Cruise
In this session, we prepped a plan to the representation unseen question in C1A. I encourage you to check this out, and then to complete your own response to the question under timed conditions. 30 marks is one hour, or 75 minutes for students with extra time
How do historical contexts affect the representation of issues? Make reference to Kiss of the Vampire and the poster for Jungle Cruise (2021)
Issues
Power
Sexism
Horror
Inequality
Racism
Media language - Jungle Cruise
Hierarchy of characters and importance through size
Atypical representations of men and women
MES of costume
Buttoned up safari shirt
Non-sexualised representations
Low key and high key lighting creates a binary opposition
Makeup of Blunt is subtle
Makeup of villain is more extreme and exotic. Another binary opposition
Binary opposition between men and women
MES of Johnson's extremely muscular physique
MS emphasises binary opp between men and women
Low angle shot demonstrates power f the main characters
Binary opposition between civilisation and wilderness
American vs non-American
MES of painted composition presents a classic mode of address
Tomboy, atypical representation
Kiss of the Vampire - Media language
Low angle shot connotes power
MES of character levels, hierarchy
Low key lighting, conventional of horror films
Dark colours, night, threatening themes
Light vs dark
Innocence and corruption
Sexual connotations
Suits vs dresses
Atypical sexualisation of men
Typical sexualisation of women - skin-tight dresses
Paragraphs
Sexist representations in KOTV
Atypical representations of women in Jungle Cruise
Gender roles in KOTV - conforms to Van zoonen's theory
Gender roles in Jungle Cruise - challenges van zoonen's theory
Postcolonial theory - KOTV, British people in foreign country
Postcolonial theory - Jungle cruise, Americans in a foreign country
