EVALUATION Q2) How does your media product represent particular social groups?

In this question, I will be talking about my character and comparing it with another character from a film, which has similar features by their personality and dress sense. 

As there is only 1 character from my opening sequence, I won't need to talk about the different personalities of another character in my film.

The main character of this film is Joshua Staples, a shy, young man, who portrays himself as a loving, caring person. He is an only child and lives with his mum, as his dad split up with her, while she was pregnant with Josh. His dad moved away from the UK and has never came back to see his son.

For this task, I am comparing Joshua with 'Eastenders' regular character Arthur 'Fatboy' Chubbs because I believe he has a similar personality to my main character of the film's opening sequence. First of all, both of the characters are wearing hoodies, suggesting to some people that they may be threatening to the public. But, on the other hand, they have a completely different, more caring side to them, as most people would describe hooded people as scary or nasty people. They both have a special relationship with another person (Josh with his father and Fatboy with his girlfriend). These two characters are portrayed not as bad or humiliating, but as popular, soft hearted characters, which is a similarity.

They are both of similar age (late teens or early 20s) suggesting that their style are similar to a teenagers style, especially their clothing. Their hair is also short, referring back to a chav or a gangsta's sense of style as they tend to have short hair. With 'Fatboy', his speech is more informal and tends to talk like a teenager ('Bruv' and 'Innit' are 2 clear examples of the words the character uses in Eastenders). These features are not seen in my film, as my character portrays himself as independent and prefers to be on his own.