How Men Are Represented In Thriller
In the majority of thriller films men are shown to be the traditional stereotypes of men. Some examples of stereotypes of men are; that men are tough, men like cars and men are usually the hero most pieces of media
To find a list of traditional gender stereotypes follow this link: http://1020blog.wordpress.com/2007/01/25/stereotypes-of-the-male-and-female/
Men are more often than not the mains characters in films because they are stereotypically "the hero" this is evident in many thriller films such as "Taken", "Jack Reacher" and "Shutter Island". Men in these films are tall and strong characters this is stereotypically heroic and they are often clever or witty to add to the charactistics of the protagonist. All of these values added together often makes a very likeable or preferable character
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