Priscilla KA

Question 1

Categories

Answer 1

NQC - homosexuals feeling threatened by LGBT+ sexuality so using violence to repress it - known to owrk, real depiction, lighthearted (ping-pong, dance w/ aboriginals) - escapism dark 80s + serious (adam attacked, Tick + Benji) provoke any audience, engage, real issues, not undermine experience

Question 2

society

Answer 2

AIDS crisis. - lavender = rise above, comforting and invigorating, homophobia - CP + BH - ms understand struggle, era of acceptance - Bob = contradicting - changing societal attitude needed to be reflected.

Question 3

representation

Answer 3

adam - fulfils expectation with stereo., cause aud to question prejudice, callenges stereo. w/ vulnerability, may perpetuate stereotype. Tick - accessible, questioning gets rep, educate by depicting fluidity of gender/sexuality. Bernadette - educate on trans struggles, aud remember past and feel ashamed

Question 4

narrative

Answer 4

binary opposition - Adam vs. Frank, Shiela vs. Bernadette - udience feels need to take side - LGBT opposition is haeful they feel compelled to take side of three queens - confront own views. Todorov - relatable to dissatisfied with life, TS - mainstream, NQC = arthouse. Protagonist confronts something at end of journey - fear of being father - jorney = universality of trying to find onesself, travel with emotionsal journey

Question 5

Institutions

Answer 5

budget - companies reluctant to invest, casting - HW = tick, TS = Bernadette, GP = Adam. cert. - attract older audience, LBGT too extreme

Question 6

Language

Answer 6

BH - dartboards, getting brighter, adam sing on old piano, bob’s home - mix of mod and trad cultures show groups can coexist. CP - mainstream aud don’t want to align selves with homophobes. Bus - LGBT recognise fun film w/ serious issue, likeability + comedy not philadelphia, lifestyle in extreme form to MS, talking point