Different people/groups represented in this clip are:
- Families
- Men/Fathers
- Marriage
- Children
- Black people
Families: The families portrayed in this trailer are a dominant representation of typical american families as each family consists of a mother and father who think that family life is important and must spend quality time with their children.
Men/Fathers: The representation of men is very dominant as men are stereotypically, more adventurous, outgoing and maybe, even more clueless in comparison to women. The male characters in Grown Ups are shown to be adventurous when they swing on the rope but they are clueless about the dangers it involves. Although the representation of them as men in dominant, their representation as fathers is alternative. This is because a father's role is to be responsible and a good role model to their children but the fathers in Grown Ups unintentionally, was close to putting their children in danger when they told them to use the rope swing. Also, one of the fathers told his daughter that it was okay to urinate in the pool since it didnt turn urine blue (even though it did turn the water blue), and this is not the sort of things a father should be teaching to his children as he is setting a bad example.
Marriage: Most of the marriages portrayed in the film are dominant as it is typical of a man and woman of similar ages to marry but the representation of one of the characters marriage is alternative as his wife is significantly older than he is which is very unexpected.
Children: There is a dominant representation of children when there constant use of technology is mentioned in the trailer. The majority of children in the 21st century prefer to be indoors rather than outdoors due to the advances in technology which is shown when the protagonist carries his two sons out of the house as they were spending too much time with their technology. There is an alternative representation of the 4 year old boy as he continues to be breastfed despite his age.
Black people: Black people are often portrayed in the media to be violent and can often have a broken family but the black people in Grown Ups are an alternative representation as they are very pleasant people with a happy family.
Stereotypes in the trailer are:
Marriage: Most of the marriages portrayed in the film are dominant as it is typical of a man and woman of similar ages to marry but the representation of one of the characters marriage is alternative as his wife is significantly older than he is which is very unexpected.
Children: There is a dominant representation of children when there constant use of technology is mentioned in the trailer. The majority of children in the 21st century prefer to be indoors rather than outdoors due to the advances in technology which is shown when the protagonist carries his two sons out of the house as they were spending too much time with their technology. There is an alternative representation of the 4 year old boy as he continues to be breastfed despite his age.
Black people: Black people are often portrayed in the media to be violent and can often have a broken family but the black people in Grown Ups are an alternative representation as they are very pleasant people with a happy family.
Stereotypes in the trailer are:
- Children's obsession with electronics
- Men being very simpleminded
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