representation Flashcards
what are the bad members dressed in most part of the video?
brightly coloured designer suits
what does the brightly coloured designer suits portray themselves as?
a bunch of well-travelled, decadent playboys
what does the band members appear to be living?
a dream lifestyle
what does the dream lifestyle epitomised?
the wealth and excess of the 80s
epitomised
to be a perfect example of
what is the audience given at the start of the video?
keyboardist, Nick Rhodes’s point of view through his binocular lense
what does Rhodes focusing on Rio’s bottom and thighs make audience forced to do?
gaze upon this female as an object to be looked at
what can be say that rio is?
being sexualised and objectified due to him slim tall body
what continues throughout the video?
the gaze
what are the boys constantly doing?
vying for her attention
what does the camera shots focus on her body from?
from a variety of angles
why are the boys desperately trying to gain her attention?
Rio is seen as exotic, with her bronzed skin and all over body paint
what does Rio’s feisty nature show?
through when their continued advances are deflected through side leg kicks and yanked telephone cords
what is rio not that is usually common at this time?
a passive female
what is arguably rio?
has a personality and can hold her own against a group of five boys
