Luther Research

positive or negative representation of black character overall:

Luther gives a good representation of Black people. This is because he fights crimes, Where as people stereotype black people to commit them. How ever he also gives a negative representation, whilst being a Police man he also commits crimes. Like letting the man fall at the start of the episode 1. But overall people would grow to love the character because it goes more against the stereotype. 

Accent/ Dialect

Luther's accent and dialect goes against the typical accent we associate with Black people. One stereotype for black people is they are all in gangs and talk like "chavs" where as he is very well spoken with an English Language.

Home Life 

Luther is struggling with his homelife. He found out that his wife was having an affair with another man. This caused him to become quite angry. He has also formed a friendship with another character on the show, Alice, who he was trying to prove her guilty that she committed a murder on her Mum, Dad and dog. despite this they form a friendship. Luther goes to visit her alot when he has problems. Further on in the series they actually murder someone together that kills Luther's wife. 

Work situation/ Rank 

Luther works as a policeman/investigator. This is a very high paid, respected job. This goes against the typical stereotype that people have against black people, that they cant get a good job, and they are only here to get benefits. But Luther goes against this by getting a good paid job that is well respected. 

Ethnic origins of characters 

Alice Morgan- White 

Zoe Luther- Indian/ English 

Dredd Research

"In a violent, futuristic city where the police have the authority to act as judge, jury and executioner, a cop teams with a trainee to take down a gang that deals the reality-altering drug, SLO-MO."

Director: Pete Travis (2008)

Produced and Written: 

Alex Garland 

Distributor: Entertainment Film Distributors and Lionsgate  

Budget: $45 million  

Box office gross: $36.5 million 

Actors:

 Karl Urban- Judge Dredd

Olivia Thirby- Anderson 

Wood Harris- Kay 

Lena Headey- Ma-Ma

Marketing:

Premier- San Diego Cominc- Con International 11th July 2012 

Screened at Toronto Festival 6th September 2012

Posters 

Trailer 

http://www.dreddreport.com/

Websites 

Critical reception: 

Rotten Tomatoes 78%. 

"Whether by design or otherwise, Dredd 

seems better-suited to a 2D home video presentation

 than to the 3D silver screen."

Reasons for lack of success:

Alot of comic book adaptation movies were hitting cinemas at the same time of Dredd, This made it harder for Dredd to get more publicity. 

It didnt stand by the original comic book settings, Fans of Dredd were disappointed  The producer had adapted the city that it took place in. 

The rating for the film was set at 18, More younger teenagers like to go to the cinema. This meant that Dredd wasn't getting viewings because of the target market.  Critics said that there should have been an edited version that was rated at PG-13 to attract more viewers to the cinema to watch it. 

Filming Dredd in 3D meant that people didn't have the option to veiw the film in 2D, People refused to pay extra to watch Dredd in 3D. This would have contributed to the lack of money made at the box office. 

Where was the marketing? There was hardly any marketing for Dredd. Critics said that the trailer was unengaging and didn't pull in the audience to watch the film. 

Awards:

2013: Nominated and won Golden Trailer for Best thriller tv spot 

Also nominated for Best British film, Best science- Fiction/ Fantasy and won Best 3D movie. 

Technology used:

3D Cameras 

Tie-ins:

Judge Dredd Comic Book 

Personal opinion:

When i first watched the movie (online) i really enjoyed it. I thought the whole idea of the movie was great. However the special effects of the movie didn't portray the good idea. That would be the only aspect of the movie i would improve :) 

Judge Dredd: America is an irradiated wasteland. Within it lies a city. Outside the boundary walls, a desert. A cursed earth. Inside the walls, a cursed city, stretching from Boston to Washington D.C. An unbroken concrete landscape. 800 million people living in the ruin of the old world and the mega structures of the new one. Mega blocks. Mega highways. Mega City One. Convulsing. Choking. Breaking under its own weight. Citizens in fear of the street. The gun. The gang. Only one thing fighting for order in the chaos: the men and women of the Hall of Justice. Juries. Executioners. Judges.

Vladimir Propp Research

Vladimir Propp Theory

1. The villain (struggles against the hero)
2. The donor (prepares the hero or gives the hero some magical object)
3. The (magical) helper (helps the hero in the quest)
4. The princess (person the hero marries, often sought for during the narrative)
5. The false hero (perceived as good character in beginning but emerges as evil)
6. The dispatcher (character who makes the lack known and sends the hero off)
7. The hero or victim/seeker hero, reacts to the donor, weds the princess

1. A member of a family leaves home (the hero is introduced as a unique person within the tribe, whose needs may not be met by remaining)

2. An interdiction (a command NOT to do something e.g.'don't go there', 'go to this place'), is addressed to the hero;

3. The hero ignores the interdiction

4. The villain appears and (either villain tries to find the children/jewels etc; or intended victim encounters the villain);

5. The villain gains information about the victim;

6. The villain attempts to deceive the victim to take possession of victim or victim's belongings (trickery; villain disguised, tries to win confidence of victim);

7. The victim is fooled by the villain, unwittingly helps the enemy;

8. Villain causes harm/injury to family/tribe member (by abduction, theft of magical agent, spoiling crops, plunders in other forms, causes a disappearance, expels someone, casts spell on someone, substitutes child etc, commits murder, imprisons/detains someone, threatens forced marriage, provides nightly torments); Alternatively, a member of family lacks something or desires something (magical potion etc);

9. Misfortune or lack is made known, (hero is dispatched, hears call for help etc/ alternative is that victimised hero is sent away, freed from imprisonment);

10. Seeker agrees to, or decides upon counter-action;

11. Hero leaves home;

12. Hero is tested, interrogated, attacked etc, preparing the way for his/her receiving magical agent or helper (donor);

13. Hero reacts to actions of future donor (withstands/fails the test, frees captive, reconciles disputants, performs service, uses adversary's powers against them);

14. Hero acquires use of a magical agent (it's directly transferred, located, purchased, prepared, spontaneously appears, is eaten/drunk, or offered by other characters);

15. Hero is transferred, delivered or led to whereabouts of an object of the search;

16. Hero and villain join in direct combat;

17. Hero is branded (wounded/marked, receives ring or scarf);

18. Villain is defeated (killed in combat, defeated in contest, killed while asleep, banished);

19. Initial misfortune or lack is resolved (object of search distributed, spell broken, slain person revived, captive freed);

20. Hero returns;

21. Hero is pursued (pursuer tries to kill, eat, undermine the hero);

22. Hero is rescued from pursuit (obstacles delay pursuer, hero hides or is hidden, hero transforms unrecognisably, hero saved from attempt on his/her life);

23. Hero unrecognised, arrives home or in another country;

24. False hero presents unfounded claims;

25. Difficult task proposed to the hero (trial by ordeal, riddles, test of strength/endurance, other tasks);

26. Task is resolved;

27. Hero is recognized (by mark, brand, or thing given to him/her);

28. False hero or villain is exposed;

29. Hero is given a new appearance (is made whole, handsome, new garments etc);

30. Villain is punished;

31. Hero marries and ascends the throne (is rewarded/promoted).

Films that Link to this Theory.

Shrek







The villain- Lord Farquaad

The donor/ The dispatcher-  Fairy God Mother 

The helper- Donkey 

The princess- Princess Fiona 

The false Hero- Prince Charming  

The Hero- Shrek