Representation | National Identity in 'Pride'

Pride is a film where U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984. 

One of the Welsh stereotypes is 'anti-gay', and this is dealt with well in the film, as the plot includes the miners make peace with the gay community and end up helping each other. Welsh people are known to be very traditional, as they live in rural communities and lack the general knowledge of the current day trends.

There was non-digetic sound (choir singing) in the background at the start, setting the scene that this film is patriotically Welsh. This music was played over short clips of the classic Welsh countryside, and stereotyped slogans such as 'in the valleys' was used. 

There is one small scene in the trailer that shows an old Welsh woman asking a gay male about something that could be seen as inappropriate. We know this because another woman tries to stop her from saying it, but she carries on. This could be because the older woman may not know an awful lot about the topic, as Welsh people stereotypically live in traditional smaller communities. 

Representation | American Oxygen (Rhianna)

The music video 'American Oxygen' presents national identity through many videos of past events. It is mainly showing negative events that have happened in the US over the past century, which could indicate how they've made a lot of mistakes, yet people still fight for their patriotism no matter what. America is known as a very patriotic country, and sometimes other countries will feel that they try to rule the world, because of their acceptance in strong military attacks, some of which are shown in the music video.

There is a scene in the video where a white man is holding up a sign saying 'Nation of Immigrants, Nation of Ignorance' with a tick next to 'Nation of Immigrants'. This could show that although the white community don't like it, they've had to come to a realisation that it's happening, yet they will never stop showing their views.

Recent Events | Analysis

This cover is by The Daily Mail, an extreme Right-Wing newspaper. Their views are a very patriotic view of Britain, keeping everything within the same social restrictions of that 50+ years ago. Some of their views include anti-immigration and same-sex marriage. This image shows Ed Miliband supposedly 'helping' a Labour Supporter in Syria. However, the Daily Mail portray it as him almost being a terrorist, as he is positively interacting with someone who's son is a terrorist. The mode of address is formal, yet with an informal way of explanation. This magazine is digested widely by supporters of the Conservative and/or UKIP party.

Magazine Cover | Textual Analysis

This magazine cover shows actor Leonardo DiCaprio facing the camera face-on. The photo is classed as a 'close up' image, as it shows his head + shoulders/very upper body. His presence fills the majority of the cover, which could symbolise his importance - he could have recently been in a film, or contributed to society etc. The tittle and cover line of this image is written in a bold, red font in capital letters. This could potentially attract the audience because of the vibrant colour used, or how the font is bold which makes it stand out from possibly other similar magazines not using vibrant colour-schemes. 

They have decided to use blue, red and white as the articles around the sides of the cover. This could maybe be because of how this issue of GQ is Australian, and these 3 colours are what makes up the Australian flag. Of course, this could just be the colour scheme that the editors chose, regardless of where it was published.

'This Girl Can' - 250 Word Analysis

The advert 'This Girl Can' uses Missy Elliott's song to portray woman as being strong and independent, just like Missy Elliott is herself. The women in this video are being represented as powerful throughout, as you can see them continuously exercising and tiring themselves out, yet they carry on. This video reaches out to it's target audience of women by encouraging them to keep fit and healthy no matter what size they are. It could be seen by woman as very motivational, as the song is upbeat and blends well with the fast action shot filming, and general theme of the video.

Mis en scene is used throughout this video with what the women are wearing. Women appear as not caring about anyone else's opinions, as there are larger women not afraid to show their body, whereas stereotypically, they are less likely to due to people with opinionated views.

High key lighting is used to create a positive atmosphere. This is effective as it changes the overall mood of what you see, and the advert's target audience might feel more motivated than they would be without high key lighting creating a positive effect.

just like Missy Elliott is herself. The women in this video are being represented as powerful throughout, as you can see them continuously exercising and tiring themselves out, yet they carry on. This video reaches out to it's target audience of women by encouraging them to keep fit and healthy no matter what size they are. It could be seen by woman as very motivational, as t

Textual Analysis | The Wolf of Wall Street

The Wolf of Wall Street portraits a business genius making his fortune off illegal endeavours through working the stock market. Played by Leonardo DiCaprio, Jordan Belfort creates his own stockbroker company after having to leave his very first broker job at Rothschild New York. His life continuously improves until he's cut in his tracks by the FBI, which is when his direction takes a slow turn. 

This film stereotypes the classic stockbroker attitude: loud, forward, and rude. This stereotype is presented throughout the film, as Belfort and his co-managers walk around like they own the world. An example of this is at 100:35 where recollects the events of the previous night, where he sexually abused the cabin crew staff as a results to the large quantities of drugs that he was taking. You could infer from this event that with them being young, they're experimenting with their success through acting dominant over other people.

At 81:00, Belfort shows off his latest innovation to the Stratton Oakmont team: Steve Madden. This scene represents age as Madden is only a young fashion designer, and because of this he's mocked by many of the brokers working there, as his personality is shown to be withdrawn. Belfort, on the other hand acts more mature with him, as he knows that Madden's products will make him and the company serious profits. 

Ethic and Racial Stereotype | 'Green Street Hooligans'

Green Street Hooligans is a film based off the average British male group that are strong supporters of their local football team and tend to act violently towards their opponents. This is a stereotype, as the men involved are all working class. This is proven through their mannerisms, their look and what they're spending their time doing - which is drinking at the pub and watching a football game. Also, there is no black people involved within the main character sequence, which is odd as the communities within East London are generally diverse.

This scene in Men In Black 3 portraits a classic racial diversity, as the actor Will Smith was suspected of stealing a car in the 1960s, simply because he was black. In this time, racism was a lot more of an issue than today, and this is shown through the carelessness of the white policemen, obstructing the rights of the black man without having any proof of the crime they thought he committed.