Clip: Taken 2 movie trailer
Throughout the movie 'Taken' there is an element of
stereotypical representation. The daughter ‘Maggie Grace’ acting as ‘Kim’ is
kidnapped by a group Albanians. They have been made to do illegal acts, which
has become common in many films in the 21st Century. In addition,
the element of stereotyping has become evident as the Hollywood actor ‘Liam
Neeson’ acted as ‘Bryan Millis’ is expected to do a series of violent acts,
supporting the action genre. Similar to many other action based films, men are witnessed
as being the heroes. It is very unlikely for a female to be portrayed as a
hero, as they are seen to being calm and gentle.
Likewise, females are represented as the
inferior gender. This is portrayed when KIMS
FRIEND is being kidnapped and has no strength to keep the Albanians away.
Furthermore, the representation of the kidnappers is one of deep relevance to
society. Due to the surplus of Eastern Europeans in America, the use of this
ethnicity creates awareness for the people living around the states. Moreover, the location in which the
kidnapping takes place is Paris, France. This ‘city of love’ is contradicted as
nothing but chaos occurs in the city. This representation of the city could
have been done in order to create assumptions amongst the audience.
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