P3/D1
Me and my
fellow classmates came together to conduct an in-depth discussion on Star Wars:
The Force Awakens. We mainly focused on looking at what elements of Star Wars:
The Force Awakens different members of the film’s target audience are drawn to
and how Star Wars: The Force Awakens has catered to each of its target
audiences demands.
One member
of the group said that her little brother was mainly drawn to the robots in
Star Wars: The Force Awakens. This would include the likes of R2D2, C3-P0 and
BB-8. This gives evidence to suggest the robots included within Star Wars: The
Force Awakens are more a lure for younger audiences as children will be inevitably
drawn to the silliness and immaturity of the robots as they can relate to this
seeing as they are likely to be silly and immature themselves.
One member
of the group also said that the thing her Dad enjoyed most about Star Wars: The
Force Awakens was the return of the original cast. This is in reference to the
return of Han Solo, Princess Leia, Luke Skywalker and Chewbacca who had not
appeared in a Star Wars film for over 30 years. This suggest that the original
cast was brought back to cater to the needs of an older Star Wars audience who
would have likely been around when the original Star Wars trilogy was released.
Another
member of the group also pointed out how women are now more included in this instalment
of Star Wars’ target audience. This is mostly evident through the new main
protagonist; Rey, who plays a strong independent female lead character who can fend
for herself in the Star Wars universe. This shows how this time round Star Wars
has tried much harder to include more women within its target audience as the
original Star Wars films didn’t do a very good job of representing women in a positive
light.
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