EXAM PRACTICE

Explore the different audience appeals of your three main texts

Audience appeal is a device all media texts use differently in order to attract their target audience , often installing elements such as levels of reliability within the films. This immediately allowing audience members to become engaged with the media text due to a commonality with a character,situation or location , causing them to feel involved, and consequently leading them to become more immersed in the film. All though the majority of western mainstream cinema either possesses an aspirational or relatable aspect within the film , some films differ in audience appeal as they construct stories that may cover a slightly more controversial topic that is under represented due to a surrounding stigma formed by the media, and the majority of society. I will explore the juxtaposing audience appeal within my selected media texts, focussing particularly on the major appeal of masculinity within film, detailing why so many films display and rely on such stereotypical dominant male roles. My selected films effectively exemplify the various elements used to appeal to a particular audience, on both a global and a rather minuscule, communal scale. This audience appeal undoubtedly influenced by the dominant ideology's assumed perspective on society, many of the films we consume reflecting what they personally believe will appeal to us, taking into consideration the dominant ideologies limited understanding of various aspects within society they may not be familiar with. It becomes clear the majority of films are created to appeal to their desired audience , purposefully constructed to reflect this skewed ideal society they strive for. I believe this major impact within the film industry through influence swiftly explains the very stereotypical ideology surrounding masculinity within films that I intend to explore further within the remainder of the essay.