What affect does the use of a POV shot have on the audience's views of Cage?
Lower rank than the soldier who is looking down on him, unimportant, badges ripped off, demoted to Private from Major
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What theory does this construction challenge?
Trujillo (not powerful)
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How does Cage also support Trujillo?
He is occupationally successful as he is still in the army fighting for his country
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How does the text influence the audience?
Through the Marx superstructure?
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How is the repressive structure of the the army constructed?
"On you feet maggot", Through a low angled shot of the other soldier, suggesting their power and the sense of fear the audience should feel
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How does Cruise support Dyer's star theory?
Cruise is a commodity, selling point for the film
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How does Cruise 'sell' the film?
Short cropped hair, clean shaven, attarcted to the western eye (Mulvey 1975), males like to idolize other males
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Was the use of Cruise to sell the film successful?
No, they only made a profit of $370 Million, that's ow for a mainstream company such as Warner Bros
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How does Cage challenge Dyer's theory?
Dyer defines a star as someone who is aspirational, Cage is not an example of this, he is weak, powerless, unlike Cruise's generic roles such as in Top Gun
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How is the British society represented (despite the text being American made)?
Extreme long shot - red bus, Heathrow airport, construct army as part of Britain, deermined British morals
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How does the key scene reflect the crisis in masculinity?
When the troops land on the beach, Cage is constructed on all fours as petrified and shaking profusely and confused
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How is the audience influenced through Gramsci?
On the beach, Rita is constructed as more powerful as Cage through a low camera angle, reflecting the changing morals of society
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How is Rita initially constructed?
As a marketing proposal on the side of a bus for the UDF
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How is she constructed?
Late 20s, hair tied back, no make up, army colours, machete
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What theory does this construction of Rita support?
Jameson "a post modern text is self-referential" (Ripley - Aliens 1986)
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How has the industry influenced the audience?
The industry has chosen to re represent the messages of older texts to highlght the progression of women in scoetiy from thrid wave to post feminism (from celebrating differences to women fighting back) (Gramsci)
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How does the text affect the audience?
They learn that it isn't just men who have success in the army, through the juxtaposition of the montage of shots as the protagonists prepare for battle
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How is Rita constructed as she prepares for battle?
As powerful and determined, close up, she puts her helmet on, non diegetic fast pased music builds tension
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How is Cage constructed as he prepares for battle?
As naive and cowardly, low angle shot "I could hurt someone" "Not with the safety on you wont", high angle long shot, trying to run away from squadron
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What message do these binary oppositions support?
The changing attitudes towards gender in society
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Which theory does Rita challenge?
Mulvey (1975)
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How is Rita constructed as work orientated?
Determination, long shot, quick editing as she fights the mimics, verbal codes of grunting
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Which gender roles does Rita support?
Male rather than female
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How has the indusrty attempted to influence the audience?
Rita was constructed in this way in order for young girls to idolize her and are taught the power of feminism (Gramsci)
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How does the silhouette of her yoga pose construct her?
Strong/toned/mysterious
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How is she constructed when she is called a "full metal *****"?
Fighting back against the stereotype, she punches him, confidence
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
What affect does the use of a POV shot have on the audience's views of Cage?
Back
Lower rank than the soldier who is looking down on him, unimportant, badges ripped off, demoted to Private from Major
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