2. What are the binary opposites of...
• Strong
• Powerful
• Active
• Heroic
• Good
• Dominant
• Practical
• Logical
3. What are the binary opposites of...
• Strong • Weak
• Powerful • Powerless
• Active • Passive
• Heroic • Cowardly
• Good • Evil
• Dominant • Submissive
• Practical • Impractical
• Logical • Illogical
4. Watch this scene from
Spiderman 2
(Raimi, 2004).
Identify the binary opposites that have been used
and explain:
1. How do they enhance the narrative?
2. How do they create a sense of masculinity and
femininity?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=fv
wp&v=N6AoCZ2CaBI
5. Watch this clip from Zombieland
(Fleischer, 2009).
(Shopping mall scene – where the female
characters are introduced)
Explain how the narrative plays on audience
expectations of binary opposites?
Compare this to the ending of the film. Does
the representation of men/women change at
the end?
