Representation Of Gender In Films

Most films play along with various stereotypes of gender and how they represent those characters for example putting in secretary outfits and getting images like this.

The character of moneypenny in the older James Bonds follows this stereotype with how she dresses

Another stereotype in some films is the "damsel in distress" role when a male character has to save the character played by a woman. This however is subverted more now in films such as Harry Potter where Hermione is a strong clever character and in The Hunger Games where Katniss manages to save herself and Peeta. 

One last stereotype is the prettiest girl in a typical teenage girl film is the mean girl of the school for example Regina George (Mean Girls) and Lana Thomas (The Princess Diaries)

We don't have any particular stereotypes in our opening as it was based on true events so we just have  to cast characters and dress them similar to how they are said to be portrayed. 

Because the genre of our film is a drama I researched stereotypes of gender in TV dramas.

Men are said to play active roles and are meant to be strong and dominant whereas women are seen as passive roles in need of protection and they are objects for males. However in the present day there is more diversity in gender roles wit women playing the stronger characters.