stereotypes in film

• How does the film challenge or reinforce stereotypes?

This clip challenges stereotypes as it includes someone from another race other than white

• What is emphasised by the representation?

His accent as he is from India so they imitate him. They also talk about how all Indians love curry which is reinforcing stereotypes as they are using this character to represent the whole of India.

• What does the representation fail to show us? 

That there are more than two races across the world and that all Indians dont have to love curry just because of where they are from.

• Is a particular group being under-represented or omitted entirely? why?

Yes the Indian character is being under represented as they are making fun of his accent and not talking to him as if he was another white guy.

• What are the dominant messages of the film and how are these reinforced by representation?

The different countries are the dominant message as a character from each of the two races shown makes fun of the other character. This shows that although it may seem like they are reinforcing stereotypes they are actually having a laugh with each others races as it isn't a big deal to them.

• What dominant ideologies are being presented and criticised by the representation on the screen?

The american ideologies are being presented as it is a predominantly white cast and they are using the only non-white character to represent all the other races.

• What are the films social and political contexts?

No political context was brought into the clip that we watched. However the social contexts were that there is only one person of colour in every friendship groups and all scientists hang out together.