Evaluation - Question Two

2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?
                                        

 The three images on the left are of Glenn Close, she is a famous femme fatale character who stars in 'Fatal Attraction' as Alex Forrest and also my character that is in my thriller opening. The similarities between my character and Glenn Close's is that they both wear white dresses. This symbolises purity and innocence. Another femme fatale character is Jane Greer best known for her role as femme fatale Kathie Moffat in the 1947 film noir "Out Of the Past". (She is in image 5 and 6 below). The similarities between my character and 'Kathie Moffat' is that they both are seductive characters and both typically smoke which is very iconic in Thriller Film Noir's and also the red lipstick which represents a seductive nature. Lastly images 7 and 8 are of Lana Turner who stars as femme fatale character Cora Smith in the famous Film Noir 'The Postman Always Rings Twice'. Another similarity between my character and Cora Smith is the white dress also. 

However there are differences between my character, Lana Turner, Jane Greer and Glenn Close. These differences are that my character rejects the idea of men being dominant and men taking control. She has a strong back bone and a clear love for being a strong independent woman. She does not represent women who should go along with the stereotype of women falling to their feet for men. Instead she represents those women who refuse to go down this path, and would rather stand tall and protect women's rights and uphold the independence women deserve. Also many femme fatale characters have blonde hair whereas my character had dark brown hair and this changes the typical conventions of a femme fatale character. My character is always in control and very manipulative when it comes to men. This also changes the typical stereotype of how the media view women to be easy going and acceptable to men. 

Below is a link to a article where Divine Caroline talks about women making it too easy for men in todays society: 


http://www.divinecaroline.com/love-sex/women-make-it-too-easy-men-these-days