Representation

The Netflix original film, Extraction 2, it depicts men as cold-hearted and serious. In the movie it also illustrates that grown men should be strong and have no vulnerable emotions. For example, the lead character, Chris Hemsworth plays Tyler Rake, who is shown as a strong masculine man who has no vulnerable emotions or actions such as crying. Tyler Rake is expected and shown to put up with his struggles and being a man about them. Other aspects of the film that portray Tyler Rake as a strong masculine man are his costume design, body type, and the shots and angles in which he appears in. For example, in image 1 it shows Tyler Rake at a slightly low angle, which conveys power and dominance. In images 1 and 2 both costume designs are masculine clothing that are typical for an ideal man. Both have neutral colors that don't make them stand out or make them seem flashy, like what a female would wear. Moreover, in image 3 it shows what Chris Hemsworth's physique looked like when he was playing for the role of Tyler Rake. It is clear that the creator of the film wanted to portray the main character, who is a secret soldier, to have a physique that was fit and muscular, the ideal physique of a man.

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Another Character from the film Extraction 2 is Sandro Radiani, a teenager. This teen is shown as being lost and gullible. For example in the video below it show Sandro calling his uncle Zurab who is the antagonist, Sandro is unsure if this is the right choice and asked his uncle questions to clarify. In the end he is convinced by his uncle and does what he asked. The image below is a screenshot from the video that shows a close-up of the teenager's face to focus on the detail that he is scared and uncertain of what he is about to do. This represents teenagers as being gullible because it shows how Sandro, a teenager, fell for his uncle Zurab's trick. Moreover, teens are also made to be seen as people who are lost and don't know how to make the right decision. For example, during the climax of the film, this character has to make a decision to kill the man who murdered his father or save him, but it is conveyed that he is having trouble in making a decision that is right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYuCsHrCXoQ&t=2s 

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The antagonist of the film is Zurab, the leader and founder of a Georgian mob. He plans to take revenge for his dead brother, who was murdered by the protagonist, Tyler Rake. Zurab is shown to be a person who is bitter and serious throughout the whole movie. He has one goal in mind and he does not want anybody to get in his way to achieve his goal to avenge his brother. For example, in the video link below it shows Zurab conversing with his uncle about avenging his brother. His uncle is trying to prevent him from having more people killed, including from Zurab's mob. Afterward, Zurab gets annoyed with his uncle and decides to shoot him so that nobody prevents him from avenging his brother. The fact that he is prepared to kill anybody from getting in his way illustrates that men are ready to hurt or attack anything in order to obtain something if they are serious and focused enough.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxvwqToGKF0 

Different types of media that portray male characters the way this film demonstrates theirs will affect the way people see men. The Extraction 2 film demonstrates a good man as a strong, independent man who is serious and has almost no vulnerable actions. Therefore, this will place in people's heads that men should not be vulnerable and hide their emotions since it is seen as being resilient and strong for a man. On the other hand, in Extraction 2, young men like Sandro is portrayed as being gullible and a dumb person that doesn't know how to do things right. According to, people will be less likely to respect teenagers even though some are more mature and intelligent than people illustrated like the character Sandro. In addition, adults may think that it is easy to convince teens to do something they are uncertain about since they will view them as being gullible. Moreover, the enemy of the protagonists is illustrated as being serious and angry throughout the whole movie. Therefore, people who watch films that portray antagonists or any character like this will start to believe that all men who are serious and angry are willing to hurt anybody, including their family, to claim whatever they want. This could also be seen by the audience that if a man is serious and angry, they can accomplish whatever they want. Productions should try to make male characters seem more open to reality to have more emotions and views in life and decisions.