The young female can be categorised as a stereotypical teenager in multiple ways. The selection of shots used in our media product depicts her social status. The close up shots of her drawing love hearts about the guys as well as playing noughts and crosses with herself represents the naive teen beauty being head over heels to a complete stranger. This happens in modern day society where teens constantly think they are in 'love' just by simple wordplay of another. The fact that she is playing naught and crosses with herself reflects the stereotype that teens are lonely people and but always searches for that missing piece of the puzzle in their life.
Also, the shot of her rosy pink lips and the shot of her drinking water plays into the ideology that the stereotypical teenage girls contently worry about their apparently hence does things to make them more attractive; in other words they are always trying to climb the never ending beauty ladder. Appearance is an important aspect for some teenagers such as typical beauty queen, like the female character Melek played. Although the shot selection of the male is almost identical,but narrates a different social class with him. This mans' appearance is in deep contrast with the young beauty queen, with things like his hair, nails and teeth poorly groomed. There is purple discharge from his mouth indicating the significant contrast with appearance with the female.
He is shown to be heating up a drug mixture in a spoon, suggesting low life self abuser that is looked down upon by society. He is in a dark basement on a social network pretending to be someone he is not to find his soul mate as his current self does not prove to be successful. This makes the audience feel pity towards him, as he is societies reject. His insecurities lead to him to believe he is not accepted in society so he has a pretend to be someone else to get closure. The male desires his intertextual lover but is yet to find her, so he ,murders the less fortunate out of ignorance.
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