In this clip of ‘Dr. Who’ gender is
represented in both a stereotypical way and a non-stereotypical way. The clip
opens with a shot of a small alien looking male trapped in a cage, this
straight the way shows a male as being weak which is not the common stereotype
we have of males. The second shot shows a man who looks very dirty and appears
to have cuts and bruises on his face; this fits with a male stereotype as it
shows the male character has been doing some of physical mission.
The next part of the clip shows a male
character that is smartly dressed on top of a raised platform. He is looking
down at Martha who is a female character at the bottom of the stairs. This shot
shows that the male has more power and dominance over the female as he is
looking down on the female. To the side of the male is another female who is
dressed in a red dress with blonde hair. This shows that she is like an object
the male, which again adds to the male’s power. The camera angle in this shot
is low and tilted up to make the male look even more powerful by making him
look even higher than the female character Martha. The male character then
tells Martha to kneel down in front of him this again shows the male’s power
that he has over the female.
As the clip goes on the representation of
the male character then changes. As when the man is giving out his speech the
female character Martha begins to laugh out loud which straight the way make
her look more powerful than before. She then begins to talk about how he knew
his plans this then make the male character sit down which make him look more
defenseless and less powerful. Martha then eventually raises her voices and
shows that she is now in control. This shows that the male is now the weaker
sex, which is not the common perception we have on males. We are also shown a
flashback of Martha and how she carried out her plans this shows her doing a
stereotypically male role where she is battling the weather and traveling to
complete her mission.
The weak male character that was trapped in
a cage then begins his transformation into the doctor. And begins to rise up
into the air and eventually higher than the male character this shows that the
power has shifted to the doctor which has put a male character back in control
which is what we would expect. The evil male character then begins to shoot at
the doctor however his laser does not affect the doctor which again shows the
doctors power and shows that he is unbeatable.
The clip then ends with the evil male
character cowering on the floor with the doctor coming towards showing that the
doctor has ultimate control and power over him.
