1) List the people, places and groups represented in the poster.
The cast has many characters such as Noel Clarke,Adam Deacon,Aml Ameen,Red Madrell and Femi Oyeniran. These characters vary in different ethnic groups such as black/white.The place the movie is set in is a infamous place known for gang culture and gang violence.The place where the characters are presented could be on top of a estate building roof.
2) Are there any stereotypes you can identify?
One stereotype i can identify is the baseball bat the character on the furthest right is holding simply because of his skin colour.This connotes that the skin colour hes representing is most likely to be violent.Another stereotype i can identify is the outfits all the male characters are wearing which are tracksuits.This could be seen as a stereotype that the characters have most likely come from a poor background which also connotes they could be associated with gang culture.Also the location where they are connotes that they live in a urban area which might contain gangs and high level of crime.
3) What is the preferred reading of this poster?
The preferred reading of this poster is that they are teenagers who are going to become adults but they experience some rather unpleasant events and experiences throughout their life.Also the movie might be showing what is going on in our current society.
4) What is the oppositional reading of this poster?
The oppositional reading of this poster might be the stereotype of the black male holding the baseball bat which can used a stereotype to present black people as a violent portion of people.This also could dig into today's society which is the stereotype that black people are reliant on crime to survive.Another might be judgemental to those who live in council estates to show that any black male who lives in a council estate is violent which is not true.
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