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Spiderman

Spiderman. Representation. What is represented?. Three main representations: Heroes/Villains/Victims Teenagers Gender. Heroes/Villains/Victims. Look at the quotations sheet… What kind of hero is Spiderman? What kind of villain is the Green Goblin

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Spiderman

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  1. Spiderman Representation

  2. What is represented? • Three main representations: • Heroes/Villains/Victims • Teenagers • Gender

  3. Heroes/Villains/Victims Look at the quotations sheet… • What kind of hero is Spiderman? • What kind of villain is the Green Goblin • Who are the victims in the film & what happens to them? • What kind of victims are they? • To what extent is this necessary in this kind of film?

  4. Gender • List the important characters in the film by gender: what roles does each gender fulfil? • What conclusions can be drawn about gender? • Spiderman was created by Stan Lee in 1962. To what extent do we see traditional 60s gender values? Any evidence of feminism, post-feminism in the film?

  5. Teenagers Spiderman was made in 2002 • Toby Maguire (Peter Parker/Spiderman) • Kirsten Dunst (Mary-Jane Watson) • James Franco (Harry Osborne) • Joe Manganiello (Flash Thompson) • 1975 • 1982 • 1978 • 1976 Hollywood has a tradition of casting 20somethings to play the parts of teenagers What are some of the social implications of this decision? What debates does it impact in?

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