Analyse a TV drama or film clip for the Representation of Stereotypes- Mrs Rutherford

In the clip Batman vs Bane from the clip above Mise en Scene and sound are used to show a variety of different stereotypes.

Mise on Scene is used to represent the characters Bane and Batman in different ways. Bane costume throughout the clip is a bullet proof vest type of costume on his torso and cargo shorts on his legs, he is also wearing a mask across his mouth and face this is because in the comic books of which Batman and Bane are based Bane wears a mask in it. From his costume I can connote that Bane is either a forma or serving military man and gets into this sort of situation a lot, as you wouldn’t see a non-military man wearing or having access to body armour like this. Batman’s costume is a variation of the costume that he wears in the comic books it is a full body armour suit with a cape and mask as well. From this I connote that Batman as well must get into this situation a lot as you wouldn’t think he would wear a full on bat suit around the streets.

The Lighting used in shots with Bane in them is adapted through out. At first the lighting is used to light up all of Banes body however as the scene turns more brutal the lighting is brought more and more down. The lighting is very similar in Batman shots as his lighting is dark throughout as he is not in as much control as Bane is. The only time the lighting is bright for Batman is at the beginning I think its bright here as Batman would feel he has the upper hand on Bane.

The production design for this scene is that it is mainly focused on Bane as it is the first time the Batman has meet Bane face to face however the gap is not massive as the focus is not solely put in Bane some is put on to Batman as he is the main character in this story. From this you can connote that Bane will most likely win the fight as he is in focus the most but it will not keep “The Batman” down.

The performance of Christian Bale as Batman is Focused and serious in how he attempts his work. From this I connate that he takes his job as Batman serious and this confrontation is very serious. The performance of Tom Hardy as Bane is similar to Bales however he is more assertive and in control with his posture and body movement. From this you connote that Banes character is much more confident in his ability and from this you could say that Bane is the likely person to win this battle.

Sound is used in this scene to represent both Batman and Bane in similar but slightly different ways. Sound represents Bane in a positive way as he speaks formally and in a low pitch with a calm but in control tone. He speaks directly towards Batman with what seems to be an educated dialect with British heritage, which makes him, sound intellectual. Sound represented Batman in a negative way as he speaks mumbled throughout the scene. He speaks in a formal dialogue with a low tone as he mumbles we cannot hear what he is saying for the majority of the scene and he does not speak nearly as much as Bane does, from this you can say that Bane is the one that is in control in the Scene.    

In Conclusion Mise on Scene and Sound as used to show the stereotypes of a Villain and a Hero in very different ways with Mise en Scene portraying the stereotypes in a familiar way with the villain clearly being signalled out through costume however the hero would normally get the majority of the lighting and production design. The sound does not represent the stereotypes of the two characters as a Villain normally speaks less formally at the hero an