The
Avengers Prep
In
the first five minutes of the Avengers we get to discover how the two main
characters are presented and what their personalities are like. Emma Peel is
presented as being very bubbly, confident and outgoing which, back in the
1960’s wasn’t a very common way for women to behave. Most women back then would
have stayed at home caring for the family while the men go off to work and make
the money but that is certainly not the case for Emma. She was also very
powerful as there weren’t really any other women like her.
John
Steed is presented as almost following Emma’s lead but then also taking control
in his own way, how he books train tickets without telling her where they are
going. He is dressed however, in the typical outfit men wore in the 1960’s. A
suit, hat and umbrella. Although he might have had a different view on women
back then because of how he respects Emma and doesn’t think she should stay at
home letting the men be the heroes.
Audiences
may have enjoyed watching this for many reasons. One of which, is that it gives
the women hope and inspires them to be just like Emma Peel. Not necessarily
being a hero but it makes them feel like there is more to life than what they
are doing. Another reason people may have enjoyed watching the Avengers is that
it was something different to what they were used to. It would take them away
from their everyday life and stress and bring them into this world where
anything was possible.
Mark 7/10 (detailed comments are on your paper copy)
ReplyDeleteYou are right and Emma’s personality as well as her confident relationship with Steed are amongst the reasons why audiences warmed to the programme.Good: you have understood that audiences use media to gratify their needs for escapism, diversion, entertainment.