1. Representation of Men in Action Films

2. This Weeks Objectives To know the stereotypical representation of men in the media To explore the representation of men in action movies To comment on the way these representations have changes since the 1970s

3. Male Stereotypes Representations of men across all media tend to focus on the following: Strength - physical and intellectual Power Sexual attractiveness (which may be based on the above) Physique Independence (of thought, action) The Lone Hero: as independent and not needing to rely on others

4. How has representation of the male hero changed? View scenes from different decades Write down the general ideas you get about the male action hero in these decades

5. 1970s Dirty Harry 1971 The French Connection 1971 1970s saw Action meet Spy genre following the success of Bond in the 1960s

6. 1980s Die Hard Rambo 1982 Terminator 1984 When Action movies became big business in Hollywood Summer blockbusters

7. 1990s The Fugitive 1993 Armageddon 1998 Face Off 1997 Enemy of the State 1998 How had the representation of men changed again?

8. 2000s The Matrix 2000 Gone in 60 Seconds 2000 Transformers 2007 Gladiator 2000 The Dark Knight 2008 Two different types stand out here