Stereotypes

Dear John
Stereotypes
"Dear john" is a typical romance in with stereotypes for both female characters and male characters. The protagonist John, performed by Channing Tatum, demonstrates the role of  the alpha male. he is physically strong, shown at the beginning when he is shirtless, and also the hero when he jumps into the sea to get a bag for the girl, portraying he has control and power. the fact that this character is in the army shows that he has power as he is a leader, stereotyping that males are the boss and are in control especially over women. The female protagonist savannah, performed by Amanda Seyfried, also portrays aspects of stereotypical woman. at the beginning of the trailer when her bag falls into the sea she is helpless and therefore needs the male to help her. in most parts of this trailer she is the only one showing emotion, talking about her feelings of falling in love and looking upset. Towards the end we see her as the woman who is working and married with family, showing the stereotype that women are the carers. Moreover in one shot we see her looking like she is naked and showing that she is being pleasured demonstrating that women are also used as sexual objects. Throughout the trailer the character most seen is john  demonstrating men are the important roles, they are who the audience are supposed to be concerned with again showing he has the power. the text fits into the theory of Propp where the characters are stereotyped into: the hero ( the male protagonist) john, (the damsel in distress) savannah. this is also demonstrated at the beginning when he jumps into the sea for her. there is also the role of the father figure of the damsel in distress who quotes "are you enjoying yourself", implying if he is having a good time with the girl indicating he is like a father figure. finally there is also the role of a villain, who in which is fighting with the hero during the trailer. he comes across as a villain as the trailer shows the consumers shots of the two protagonists and then a shot of the villain fighting, in which destroys the equilibrium.