How does your media product represent particular social groups?
In our film 'Remember Us' we represent two teenagers through the idea of what a relationship between two reckless young people can cause. This is our interpretation of what happens when emotions override people and affect the way they act, which in our instance the two become irrational and rogue.
Daniel (played by Callum Goode) is a strong willed character, he appears to know what he wants to do and fits in well with the stereotype a dominate male character holds. Within his social life at school Daniel is, in American terminology, with the 'jocks'. He fits in with the popular group as he is active inside and outside of school along with being clever he is the boy who other students will have to gain his respect to be his friend. The cliche moment happens and he falls for a girl, changing into a more caring and possessive person, but his personality changes for the better.
His characteristics are stereotype to a boy who has natural talent and will go far in whatever sport he chooses to play in.
Cara (played by Claudia Wingrove) is a strong personalitied, determined and creative girl, popular in her own way. Known by all and loved by her friends she is someone girls look up too and want to be friends with. Cara slightly breaks female stereotypes as she does everything the way she thinks is best, so not everyone knows what Cara is going to do. She is a physically active girl and enjoys talking to loads of people.
This clip works with teenager social groups, playing on the different emotions both the genders go through/experience regularly and in other instances. We challenge the stereotypes of both the genders and their characters by making the male more emotional than the female when it comes to the rougher and more brutal/violent parts of the clips (for the whole film).
Although Cara comes across as more emotionally stable than Daniel, Cara is the one who gets hit by a car because she was became so endorsed in her thoughts she was less aware of her surroundings. Cara's situation affects her mentally causing her to become depressed and solitude, opposite to her righteous self.
Her struggles are opposite to Daniels and throughout the whole film the situation that he puts himself in becomes evident that it's affecting him physically, shown through anger outburst and becoming short tempered.
We play on the psychological mind and physical problems young adults experience because its usually overlooked by society, which is a negative thing because within this age range (13-18) the children/ young adults can easily become emotionally driven which can cause depression and suicidal thoughts.
Overall out clip represents teenagers and their social groups along with mental health and emotions; stereotypes asosiated with young adults.
