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Magic, mystery and madness

what is similar you ask?
 someones bound to get hurt.

By Blackrose

A little bit about me

I enjoy watching Action movies and comedy. One of my favourite films in 2016 is Suicide Squad but my favourite film of all time are: The Hunger Games because it was an adaptation of my favourite book and it is adventurous with one of may favourite actress Jenifer Lawrence as the lead role.
Other than Jenifer Lawrence my favourite actors are Viola Davis because I love her style of acting. I especially liked her in The Help so seeing her in Suicide Squad helped me see a different side of her, more serious and cold, making me enjoy the movie even more! Other actors/actresses are: Idris Elba, Vin Diesel and Angelina Jolie.
I enjoy reading as well, Mystery books, fantasy and adventure. The book that I am reading now is called The Various Haunts of Men. The reason I enjoy reading this book is because it leaves you in suspense until the very end. I also like reading about the true stories of Disney movies, because it interests me a lot.

Brief

Lacey's theory involved the belief that Genre is split up into five categories which are:
-Setting
-Character
-Narrative
-Iconography
-Style
Every genre has to have this to be successful, for example Suicide Squad (which is an action film) is set in the city, there are eight distinctive characters in the movie (if you have read the comics then you will know them really well) All of which are conventions of a action/ adventure movie. There is a very clear narrative that is produced through the beginning that is told by Amanda Waller (Played by Viola Davis) The iconography is the best part of the film as everyone can pin point who is who by narrative or through the characters Mis-en-scene.
These are the examples from Suicide squad:

Lacey's Repertoire of Elements

Sucide main Squad
Setting:
The setting for Suicide Squad is in a city in America. It is mostly set at night so it looks a bit illuminated. It is also set in a prison for the opening to show that we are switching sides from good to bad.
 
Characters :
The characters are very easy to distinguish (as most are very familiar comic characters). Suicide Squad makes byronic heroes, this interests the audience as it gives a plot twist, however still keeping the Joker as the villain in the story who has not been caught. They also added scenes from Batman v Superman to link the story more.
 

My Group

Casey:
 
 Casey is doing Psychology, I.C.T and Media.  She likes to be creative. She loves listening to music and her favorite genre is Pop. Her favorite singer of all time is Justin Bieber.
Casey's favorite movie is 21 Jump street. Her favorite genre is Comedy. 
This is the link to the page:
  http://caseypheby.weebly.com/

 
Maliek:
Maliek is studying Media, sociology, I.C.T and drama, he is very interested in the movie industry . He likes crime movies, comedy and also spoof. His favorite T.V show right now is Power. This is the link to his page:
http://thegetdownblog.weebly.com/
 

 
Narrative :
The narrative of the story is very easy to follow. This is helped by Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) who begins it by explaining her plans in the beginning, what she will be doing with the villains, How to keep them 'Well behaved' and how to persuade them to join.
 
Iconography:
The Joker has the biggest iconography in the whole picture, with his red lips and green hair, to his very pale skin. There is also Harley Quinn who has been adapted over the years from having a jesters outfit to the short and blue and red of her pony tail. In the new addition of comics this is how she will look now.
 

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