Evaluation activity 2

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

For this evaluation task I will compare the main character (Dave Stone) in my group’s thriller opening to Nick Tellis from ‘Narc’ and Alex Forrest from ‘Fatal Attractions’.

Dave Stone from our film ‘Known’ has many similarities to Nick Tellis from the film ‘Narc’ because they are both main characters within their given films, in which they both take matters into their own hands for different reasons, as Dave Stone in our group thriller opening takes matters into his own hands to find out whether his wife is having a secret affair or not, and Nick Tellis attempts to catch a criminal, who he shoots and kills. However, Dave Stone and Nick Tellis are actually good people, as they are only trying to solve what they’re doing, as I believe Dave Stone has a right to know whether his wife is having an affair or not, in which he just wants to find out whether it is true or not. On the other hand, Nick Tellis is trying to catch a criminal which is actually a positive thing. Even though they are both trying to solve what they are doing, they do fall into the criminal side of life, in which they are also committing a criminal offence (Dave Stone breaking into someone else’s house, and Nick Tellis shooting another individual). Moreover, the main character in our thriller opening Dave Stone is also similar to Nick Tellis from ‘Narc’ as they both use a minimal amount of dialogue within the first couple of minutes of their given thriller films they are acting in. In addition, they are both similar in the roles they have in their given thriller films because they both have an important presence in the films they are in, as they are both determined and strong men.

However, Dave Stone from my group’s thriller opening and Nick Tellis from the film ‘Narc’ have their differences, in terms of appearance as Nick Tellis has an actual job in hand (Nick Tellis is an undercover narcotics officer), in which he has a specific uniform he must wear (consisting of a bulletproof vest, gun, etc). On the other hand, Dave Stone fits in with society, as he wears everyday casual clothing.

I believe Dave Stone from my group’s thriller opening ‘Known’ has similarities and differences with the character of Alex Forrest from the film ‘Fatal Attractions’, as they both in the same position, in terms of having a third person involved in their love life. However, Alex Forrest reacts in an aggressive and obsessive way, as she can’t get what she wants, which results into her being mentally unstable and not being able to come to terms with what is happening. On the other hand, I think Dave Stone is calm in the way he goes about his business, as he commits a criminal offence by breaking into Alex White’s house and searches through Alex White’s house to find suggestions his wife is cheating on him. Alex Forrest’s actions are drastically worse, as she rings Dan Gallagher’s house at different times throughout the day and turns up at his house while his wife is home. Moreover, due to fact they are both of different genders, their appearances are drastically different, in which Alex Forrest’s make-up fits her unstable mind.