My media product represents two particular social groups, or should i say the typical social dynamic of the duo. Above we have Matt, the loyal workhorse, bulky and strong but mentally weak and happy to follow orders. He follows legions of similar stereotypes that have played one half of polar opposites; following the likes of Hassan - the loyal childhood friend in the Kite Runner - Lenny, the giant in 'Of Mice and Men', and Pumbaa, from the Lion King.
Whereas, above, we have Adam, who plays the contrasting character - Amir to Hassan, George to Lenny, Timon to Pumbaa. In a way, this limits the 'bullseye' - the target audience that the piece is aimed at. Because we only see the characters of two boys of a similar age group and shots of three young boys, the sequence limits the film almost exclusively to males - there are no females even in the periphery of the sequence.
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