Representation consists of Class, Age, Gender and Ethnicity etc. Representations of Gender is thoroughly apparent throughout Insanity.
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Insanity is of a man who escaped from an mental asylum. we specifically chose a male actor to act as an mental patient as we wanted to show the generalisation of men being more prone to psychological problems than women, so it made sense to use a male figure instead. Below is an online screenshot of statistics in terms of health issues.
Also, the influences that I have researched previously for e.g. Hannibal Lector used a male actor to represent an mentally ill patient. This just goes to show that this representation is shown throughout media in films etc.
The fact that the male actor in Insanity is a mentally ill patient and is a murderer shows that we have represented him in an negative aspect. Below is a screenshot where he is murdering someone which again adds to the stereotype of men being associated with violence more than women.
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