Evaluation 2:

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

The film we thought linked mostly to our film was 'Taken' as it has a similar story line and is aimed at the same target audience. We realised that they linked so much as looking at our victim Charlotte on the left above and looking at the girl who was the main victim in the film Taken had a similar role. Both roles get taken by an unknown character which creates mystery as both characters must have been watched previously. the audience of the two films will feel the sadness and the feeling of the characters as they will seen the fright in their eyes and even in their voices. The female audience could or are more likely to relate to the two characters as they may have been in this type of danger or have felt as if they had been being followed by an anonymous person. Women often feel uncomfortable when walking past a group of boys/men which may suggest they will feel the discomfort of the two victims in the two different films. The male characters may be more encouraged to watch the film as they may believe that girls are attractive, this is called the male gaze theory, not only does this create a wider audience it also helps films to be sold as men are wanting to see the attractive character in role. Other similarities of the two characters are that the film is evolved around both of them and the storyline is very similar. The main difference is the surroundings that they are both taken in, Charlotte is taken in an open space where she could try and get away or someone could hear her, whereas the victim in Taken is kidnapped in a more stable place where she couldn't get away very easily as she is in an apartment which isn't on the ground floor but other than that the two films are very similar.