CCR question 1

How does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues?

Is the first question I must answer for my Creative Critical Reflection.

Talk about:

How it represents laziness with the drummer and how it can also be depression

The Bassist (literally everything about him, his sexuality, his motivation for joining the band, him not getting a happy ending, not being able to show his passions and is stuck with the bass just to impress a boy, in a way it waters him down)

whether the keyboardist should be blamed for not walking away

THIS CAN TIE INTO

how it represents an abusive relationship between teens

Q: How does your product use or challenge conventions?

A: Thrillers are not known to have happy endings, nor cut and dry ones. Especially not psychological thrillers, which is the genre that I wanted to base some elements of the film off of. In a way, this movie follows the trend of a bittersweet, morally ambiguous ending and message. The ending, where Keyboardist leaves while the rest feel the need to stay with Florence, allows the audience to interpret themselves if The Drummer and The Bassist make it out as well. I like to think that the movie serves as a cautionary tale to warn others of jealous people and laziness. You can succeed if you allow yourself to, basically.

Q:  and how does it represent social groups or issues?

A: The obvious social group that this film represents is teenagers. Teenage boys actually. I think it shows that despite one's age, you are your own individual. The Drummer, I believe is the only character that fits the teenage boy stereotype. He's lazy, dumb, detached, and cold. I thought of the characters this way:

The Keyboardist: is how kids look at teens; capable, cool, talented.

Drummer: is how society look at teens; lazy and passionless.

Florence: is how society look at teens; self centered and invulnerable.

The Bassist: is how teens see other teens; literally just a dude with wants and needs.

Although, each of the characters challenge these stereotypes. Each band member is fragile one way or another. Florence needs to feed his ego and be successful, but manipulates others into doing it for him. He's powered by the approval of others and refuses to think he is a bad person.

The Keyboardist is a smart and clean guy with a knack for music. He has the desire to be recognized for his musical talents, and that's how he gets caught up in the band in the first place. Not tough or macho, he's more quiet and shy.

Th stereotypes challenged with The Bassist are subtle. The Bassist is notably a queer character, 

The film deals with manipulation and peer pressure. 

None of the guys are tough, they just won't admit that.