Wednesday 27 November 2013

Characters | Fish Tank, Sin City and District 9



Fish Tank




Mia: Represents young people in the lower class. 

- She is defensive and violent
- She doesn't express feelings as no-one expresses them to her









Connor: Represents white middle aged male in power. 

- He abuses his power as a father figure/love interest to Joanne and Mia.
- He leaves them when they are vulnerable






Joanne: Subverts typical stereotype of a mother. 

- She cares more about her love interest than her own family
- Doesn't show any love to Mia and her sister which affects them. 






Sin City 


John Hartigan: Represents typical protagonist in film noir and comic book.

- He is trying to save someone/be with his love interest.
- Gets framed for something he didn't do by corrupt characters. 
- He is super strong and seems invincible.
- Tires to kill the real villain.

  
Marv: Represents protagonist in film noir and comic book. 

- He is super strong (comic book).
- He is being framed/attacked for something that he didn't do. 
- Tries to find out the truth about what happened.
- Tries to kill the real villain.



Nancy: Love Interest

- represents Post Modernism and she is a mixture of femme fatal and normal love interest.
- She doesn't purposely use the men for her own gain however she is objectified throughout the film. 





Senator Rourke: Represents white middle aged male. 

- He is in power and has authority, however he abuses his power
- He frames John for something that his son did. 
- As he has power he is believed by others. 



The Yellow Bastard/ Rourke Jr: VillIan

- Tries to make the protagonists unhappy/ tries to hurt the ones he cares about. 
- Yellow - shows illness/weakness
- Protagonist eventually kills him. 


Cardinal Rourke: Represents white middle aged male.

- He is in power and has authority, however he abuses his power. 







Kevin: Villain



























District 9 









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