- explore the way that different groups of people are represented in Stranger Things and Deutschland 83
- media language
- P: In Stranger Things, we see a counter typical of women representation (especially considering the 1980s setting) in that we see empowered women
- E: we see the "social worker" murder Benny, Eleven kills two men, and although Nancy isn't aggressive, she does control the scene with her and Steve.
- E: It is an interesting subversion of stereotypes - the 1980s setting lead us to expect submitting powerless women, but the 21st century construction transfers ideologies and values and empowers the women.
- CEMS: when we first meet the social workers we view her from a high angle shot, from the point of view of Benny. This reinforces the patriarchal hegemony which track us into thinking that she is a typical submmisive woman. However, when she shoots Benny, she is elevated onto an equal level with the other government official, and is even empowered through a low angle shot. This is reinforced by the editing - the screen time she is given compared to the (silent and nameless) male officials is significant greater, therefore empowering her.
- A: This shocks the audience, which is important for the narrative, but the Duffer Brothers are also trying to highlight the everyday sexism in society, even though we are a modern audience, we feel into the trap of putting sexist assumption onto the scene.
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