How are those who are a from the
- 1. How are those who are a from the West Midlands portrayed in films?!
- 2. Sightseers! • Sightseers is a black British comedy thriller directed by Ben Wheatley, a Studio Canel and Film Four Production. This is a flesh creeping funny film about two holiday makers Chris and Tina who go caravanning which takes a sinister turn. Tina a character who plays a sheltered timid girl who is very impressionable goes on holiday with her partner Chris. This seems like a perfect holiday for these two characters until it turns into a killing spree where murder takes center stage. Audiences are left wondering how this couple will end up and how many lives will be taken.
- 3. How are characters shown to be like in this film? • Tina and Chris are both main characters that originate from the West Midlands. “Show me your world Chris” shows that she is very hidden character, has gained much cultural which could be representing that all people from the West Midlands should be perceived this way. The fact he takes to the museum shows how boring and dull personalities they have, with little experiences of travelling. The plain dull personalities can be reflected through the Mise en scene, dull boring clothing with little imagination. Sightseers pronounces this idea that those from the West Midlands come from very little intellectual abilities, very safe and traditional way of living that doesn’t take them much further than the corner shop. “I didn’t do that” just supports the childish attitude that comes from those from the West Midlands she represents naivety and little substance to her personality, where he almost represents violence and deviance which may also be peoples labells on those from the West Midlands.
- 4. Why are people in the west Midlands perceived this way? • I believe that people in the West Midlands are perceived in this manner because they aren’t seem to be in many big hard hitting movies. As they are normally associated with low budget film making, which is films that tend to be very realistic like Social Realism films. Knowing this, it maybe why directors feel that those who come from the West Midlands are very boring and plain and represented in an ordinary way. In the film sightseers it is very interesting how the story ends up unfolding you notice that Chris the main character ends up beating a man to death, this then follows into serial murders. This really doesn’t appear to represent someone that has a boring lifestyle that population are meant to be. This film could be one that you could say has a self discovery element to it that they begin appearing really ordinary normal people but by the end they are serial murders. Having this twist could say that the director doesn’t want the idea that people from the West Midlands are boring and barely cultured by making it humorous yet taking on a serious issues just justifies that those from the West Midlands are perceived wrongly in the media. The line “I don’t want this to ruin our holiday” does maintain the lack of intelligence that does represent those of the West Midlands.