Thursday 3rd October 2024
Homework:
Scene: Frank confronting Eve about her illegal investigation after the person in the hospital is killed
Frank is shown to conform to typical male stereotypes and gender roles of being powerful and confident over women. Frank is shown to be powerful and intimidating in this scene through the use of emotive language and Mis-En-Scene. Frank is constantly shouting in this scene clearly expressing his anger while maintains direct eye contact with eve and barely moving, clearly depicting his confidence and maintains a level of calm that makes him seem collected and almost calm. This is all in comparison to eve who is staying fairly silent and looking down, acting very submissively, this emphasises franks power and confidence in this scene.
Scene: Villanelle killing her target in Tuscany
Villanelle subverts typical gender stereotypes through the use of Mis-En-Scene and camerawork. Throughout this scene Villanelle is shown to be extremely confident and casual while assassinating her target. This is done through her calm and collected expressions and body language even after killing this man. In this scene she uses the man’s stereotypical expectations of her to surprise him and kill him, this suggests she is intelligent and skilled in her work, subverting stereotypical female stereotypes in media. The camerawork in this scene commonly uses a low angle to have the viewer look up at her, suggesting she is powerful, there is also a shot of her next to the man, while he is on his knees dying from being stabbed in the eye with poison while she is standing up straight looking at him, this suggests she is superior to him.
Thursday 10th October 2024
Homework- Patriotism
Main villains throughout the episode as foreign, the main one being Villanelle who is Russian, the demonisation of Russia and glorification of England, Russia- The bad guys and England- The good guys. Relates to old contexts of the cold war.
Representation of MI5- British government, defences against foreign powers, Skilled
Many diverse cultures, ethnicities, social groups and ages represented- Represents England as a culturally diverse country.
Wednesday 16th October 2024
Large amounts of multiculturalism in the episode.
Bill/Frank- White, Older male
Villanelle & her boss- Russian- Represents Russia as demonised (Assassinations etc). Villanelles boss is older male, while Villanelle is a middle aged female.
Eve- Asian, represents younger middle aged asian women
Elena- Black, younger
Dom & Niko- Polish, Dom is a teenager, uses polish slang. Niko is an older polish man
Thursday 7th November 2024
Masculinity
Frank- very stereotypically masculine- uncaring, cold, aggressive, insulting. Aggressively shouts and argues with eve
Konstantin- very stereotypically masculine- gruff, violent, quick to violence, strangled Villanelle
Bill- not very stereotypically masculine, kinder, caring towards eve, but still has masculine element, argues with frank, shouts at eve etc.
Niko- acts more feminine subverts typical masculine stereotypes, stays at home, cooks etc while eve is working
Villanelle- takes on very stereotypically masculine roles, assassin, cold, violent, very skilled, fearlessn etc
What are the key representations in killing eve?
In Killing Eve, I believe gender is the most important and key representation as it plays an important role in subverting traditional stereotypes, with women portrayed as powerful, skilled, and intelligent. Eve is represented as a very skilled and capable MI5 agent, this is shown by her intelligence and determination when using her job to illegally conduct a investigation she is not supposed to. her skill in her work is emphasised and reinforced by her interactions with coworkers like Bill, her friendly but stern boss. Villanelle, the antagonist is represented as powerful and skilled, completing dangerous tasks with ease, such as climbing a building and using a hairpin to kill her target, while also manipulating those around her. In contrast, male characters like Konstantin and Frank are often shown as inferior or weaker than the women characters. with Frank's aggressive, bossy behaviour reinforcing the stereotype of masculinity as loud and aggressive. By presenting women as skilled, powerful figures and men in lesser or very stereotypical roles, the show subverts traditional gender stereotypes and emphasises how gender is important to the narrative.
Lupin Notes:
Assane- Protagonist, smart, strong
Babakar- Assanes dad, smart, hard working, wrongly accused
Mr Pelligrini- Cruel, demanding, racist
Claire- Assanes ex wife, sympathetic, kind,
Raoul- Assane and Claire’s son, teenage, angsty
Narrative-
Assane is a very clever and cunning man who wants revenge for his father who was wrongfully imprisoned after being accused of stealing a necklace, Assane intends to and succeeds in stealing the necklace.
Assane conducts a heist to try and steal the Marie Antoinette necklace, using very clever tactics and twists including double crossing he succeeds
Assane struggles slightly as a father to connect with his son and ex wife whom with there are still tensions
Released in 2021, success due to the popularity of the heist genre mixed with mystery and action
Is a French production
Themes of racial inequality and class struggles
Gender in Lupin:
Lupin both supports and subverts typical gender stereotypes through its characters, Assane and his Ex Wife Claire
Assane subverts typical gender stereotypes through how he acts and behaves, instead of utilising typical masculine and male stereotypes such as intimidation, anger, brute strength. Assane is very well mannered and calm using his intellect and cunningness rather than the very typical masculine attributes protagonists have. But he also supports typical gender stereotypes by just being male, having a male protagonist who constantly wins and succeeds at everything is very typical and conforms to typical gender stereotypes.
Claire also supports these typical gender stereotypes by fulfilling a very stereotypically feminine role and behaviour, she is very kind, sympathetic and nice toward Assane aswell as her main role in the episode being Raouls mother, a very stereotypically female gender role.
Overall the episode generally supports very stereotypically gender stereotypes but does heavily subvert them at times.
Social Class
The Social classes we represented in the episode are primarily the higher and lower class. We see Assane switching through these through clever disguises and acts as a way for him to succeed. The lower class is represented as aggressive, filthy and unkind. Seen through the home of the people Assane goes to recruit for his heist, the lower class also features mis-en-scene like Graffiti outside of the walls, dark coloured hoodies and trousers. All very stereotypical characteristics of a Lower Class area. While the upper class is represented as Happy, comfortable, clean and fabulous. Assanes interactions with all the Higher class people at the auction are all very polite and positive. Additionally the higher class is essentially exclusively made up of white people, Assane being the only visible person of colour there. Again, very stereotypical and expected characteristics of a higher class event. Overall Social class is represented very stereotypically in the episode and clearly shows the intense divide and difference between social classes.
Lupin Ethnicity
In the episode Assane’s ethnicity is an important part of his story. As a Black man, he faces racism and discrimination in France. Both in the past, shown through the poor and cruel treatment of his father by the pellegrinis, specifically Mr. Pellegrini. This affects how others treat him and helps motivate his actions. Assane uses his intelligence and skills to fight against discriminatory treatment and subvert these extremely stereotypical and racist stereotypes many people apply to him. showing how his background and ethnicity influences his actions and behaviour in the episode.
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