Representation

stereotypes and countertypes
Here we had to look at a film opening or a poster and look at there
stereotypical representation of CLASS, AGE, GENDER, ETHNICITY or SEXUALITY.

  legally blonde
                                  

In this film poster we can see that a girl is being presented as the typical dumb girl with only looks. The representation can be seen by the girl in the poster. She's blonde and this is to make a point that not all blonde people are dumb, that also why its in the title.

The audience can see that she is dressed very girly and what she is wearing looks a bit over the top. In this we can see men looking back at her looking quite disgusted and so do the girls. Their facial expressions show shock and kind of jealously. They all have simple and smart clothing but this girl has bright pink and likes to stand out from the crowd. The setting in the image is good because it shows that she doesn't fit in with these people and the setting. It doesn't suit her personality and the way she looks.
 Dumb girls are normally represented as blonde, very pretty, and very over the top so people can see their personality thought there bright clothes.

 I think she is being represented this way to prove that the way you look can not determine how smart you are.

We can tell the film is going to be very happy, but maybe that what others think might portray her as something else and she might not be able to get anywhere because she is being judged wrongly.

The blonde part in the title is not in capitals but the legally part is, which the blonde being in non capitals and the font makes you think of dumbness. Capital letters normally show an importance and this film is trying to get across that being blonde is not important and it doesn't define who you are, so putting 'blonde' in non capital letters it doesn't show an importance. Also the whole film poster is very bright which could infer to her brightness and whether she is dumb or not. It says 'boldly going where no blonde has gone' this sentence has referenced to her being different and that she is not the same as any blonde and shes doing things differently.