Representation is the way in which media portrays ideas/topics from social groups to different subcultures and how audiences acknowledge these portrayals.
The typical representations are: Gender, Ethnicity, Age and Regional/National identities.
Use of Representation
The use of representation is used in the movie 'Mean Girls', as the character Regina George is portrayed to be the 'popular girl' throughout the movie.
The audience identify her character through the use of mise-en-scene as she is seen to always wanting to be centre of attention as well as 'looking down' on most of the other characters.
Another character, Aaron Samuels is portrayed to be the stereotypical 'hero/love interest' as he is seen to have a caring and sensitive personality however this could become confusing to the audience as he was previously in a relationship with the villain Regina George.
Lastly, main character Cady Heron is portrayed to be the 'innocent nerd' in the movie, who has returned from Africa back to the USA. Although her character changes to be a mean girl in the midst of the film, she becomes the most favourite character by the end, which also links to the movie High School Musical as character Gabrielle Montez is also portrayed to be the 'innocent nerd' as well as being a transfer to a new school. The character is also shown to develop strongly throughout the movie as by the end of the film it is seen that she has hidden talents of being a singer and also finds her love interest.
To conclude, there are no particular characters I like/dislike however the combination of different personalities always makes the film interesting and exciting, which allows myself to expect the unexpected in a film.
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