Evaluation Activity 2

Malevolent Phantom 

How does your media product represent particular social groups?

The first image on the left is taken from our film The Malevolent Phantom, whereas the second image, on the right is taken from Wes Craven's Scream. There are many similarities with the two images, for example both films feature a vulnerable and lonely girl who is too naïve to understand the danger she is in. Both from the image above seem troubled about something and look a little frightened. As Scream and Malevolent phantom are both of the horror genre, the audience would expect this as remote places and characters who are accessible to danger, are all connotations of a typical horror film. Therefore both characters are conforming to stereotypes that young women are not intelligent and are vulnerable, this is evident as both characters seem oblivious to the danger which is about the take place.

The main concept of our film is 'fear of the unknown' which means the identity of the phantom is unknown to both the characters and the audience. This is the same concept used in Scream, this aspect creates more suspense as the audience are continuously trying to figure out who the antagonist is. There are other similarities in the plot between the two films, for example the scene starts off with a positive tone and only at the pivot point of the scene, do the two girls become in danger.

Between the both films the costume is not similar at all, in fact it is very different, however, this is because of the different filming locations. The scene in our films set outside whereas the scene in scream is set inside, therefore meaning the costumes would be slightly different.
Both characters signify an innocent and young person who is abandoned and lonely and will tragically die.