How does your media product represent particular social groups?

My film represents the social group of gender and ability/disability.

It does this by showing comparison of two male characters and how they react differently to the same situation. One of the characters is tasked with killing the zombie by stabbing it with a kitchen knife, he chooses this task himself and this demonstrates the stereotypical masculine male as being in charge of the situation and being tough, whilst the other character is some what hesitant to act and shows a more passive attitude towards the situation. It also demonstrates the ideas of ability/disability as it shows the ability of certain individuals to rise and take control of a dangerous situation. These social groups are also shown in films such as "Resident Evil", "Shaun of the dead" and "28 days later" as they all show a certain character rising to the occasion and trying to take charge. They also feature key male roles, opposed to "Resident Evil" who uses gender as a social group to represent a strong female lead character which challenges the stereotypical male leader.

These social groups appeal to my audience as the target gender for my audience is males so by having a male lead they can relate to them. Also the idea of stepping up and being a leader appeals to the male audience as they want to be in that dominant role, this does not apply so much to females so it makes my target audience more clear. Saying this however "Resident Evil" is still targeted towards a male audience despite having a female role as it exposes the sex appeal found in the female lead.