Representation/Hall
The
central idea of the text is miles (main character) who is intelligent, that is
going to a new school where he does not feel he fits in and would rather his
old school where he feels most like himself which he referred to it as “normal school
“and already has a bond with the people there. The filmmakers use
appropriate representation to support the main idea of the film because of
showing miles variety of hobbies that describes him as a black person who is
mixed. This supports the stereotypes that people have towards black people
because they are used to them being middle-class and not as talented then other
races. A counter typical representation being used in the clip is miles going
to a school that required an entry test he passed and got the lottery. Usually,
theirs a stereotype of white people being the ones organized, seen to be
perfect, talented, smart individuals as black people are usually in need of
something, hard to talk to, and usually having to look up to someone that's not
their race. Another counter typical representation is miles dad who is black
that is a cop. This does not support the stereotype that black people usually
dislike cops. A deconstructed representation in this clip is miles use of a
different language because of his mom being Hispanic. This is observed by his
mom speaking Spanish to him and mile's responding back in Spanish.
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