Representation

Gender

Masculinity vs Femininity - In the actual opening of our film, we do not have the presence of a female character. Later in the film however there will definitely be the introduction of a partner for the main character, Kevin, however this is not seen in the opening. The idea of gender equality however can't be seen because of this, however the idea of where a male should be in society can be. The three male characters in the opening are all in different parts of the community. The boss, in a position of power, Kevin in a vulnerable position and the pursuer in the working class. This shows that it is not always males in high up positions, unlike many other films of a similar genre. The world we are representing is that of a dimly lit area in London surrounding by housing estates and tacky shops, leading to the atmosphere which is created within the film. Due to this however, the place is not isolated due to an abundance of buses, taxi's and trains however it does give the idea of isolation within the class system, being trapped and the only way out is to make money. This leads on to the social circumstances, which are not as well represented as character. All of the characters have shady job,s one killing someone for money and the other ordering out the hits - This would be another reason why the film would be rated 15 (as seen in citification post) Due to influential younger members of the audience taking ideas from watching the film.

Axes Of Identity

Within the opening to our film, the age of the character usually represents how much power they have due to Kevin's boss being older than him, and Tyrone being younger. The lack of a female character within the opening however doesn't allow relationships to be formed within the opening, apart from implications that could be made with photos in the background or various things around the house. Cultural background and disability are again void within the opening, however implications that Kevin is a working class citizen is shown due to his surroundings in London and accent. A multitude of the details about the opening, much like Fight Club and Identity, are implicit and would make more sense after watching the whole film. The only explicit things are the roles of the different characters.

Ideology

The ideology behind the film is that there is a man who is struggling for money as he is staying in a B&B and he has little money. This is associated with The character of Kevin having to kill a man for money. The opening of this film would suggest that this is the first time that Kevin has performed an act  of Murder for money as he is going out of his mind having killed. The way that I would like the character of Kevin to come across to the audience would be to show that Kevin is an ordinary everyday man living in London caught in a struggle for money. Kevin turns to his boss to kill a man for money and his boss meets up with Kevin in the opening of the film to hand him the money. Kevin is going insane because of the killing and he seems to think that the victim who he killed is following him and is haunting Kevin.

JL