Jerome Solomon

Gender is the basic category that we use to sort people out and each gender provides the audience certain conceptions

and views.

GENDER STEREOTYPES

Male stereotype Female stereotype

Heroic Sensitive

Tough Fragile

Strong minded Weak

Intelligent Sexual Appeal

Built man Beautiful

Representations of males in the media tend to focus on, physical strength, authority, mental stability, physique and

independence.

They tend to carry little emotion and only manage to save the girl or save the world at the end of the films.

It is common for men to be independent, not having the rely on anyone, being a 'lone-hero”.

Usually in thriller films the men protect the women and try to face the danger or sacrifice themselves.

MALE REPRESENTATION

MALE REPRESENATION EXAMPLE

Bourne Legacy – Male Character

Taken – Male Character (Father figure)

I Am Legend – ‘Sole Hero’

Women in thrillers are portrayed to have several roles, depending on the age of the women. 

The idea of a patriarchal society can be reflected in the representation of women in thriller as they are usually shown to be

highly dependant on men. It is uncommon for older women to sexual appeal or to be mothers, where as younger women tend to be more sexual but also innocent

with everything else. Women usually are not the protagonist, or feature any

characteristics that would help to solve the issue, such as intelligence.

They are often given the male gaze, and men are sometimes in trance with them.

It is rare for female to be the protagonist but when they are, they are usually unstoppable.

FEMALE REPRESENTATION

FEMALE REPRESENTATION EXAMPLES

Salt –Female protagonist

Female in Final Destination 3