Racial Diversity is another issue the audience should notice in movies. Especially, in action movies, the minority usually don't get a fair position they deserve. Although current action movies have made progress in the issue of inclusion and include characters from minority group, the positions of minority characters sometimes are not fair in action movies. Inclusion means including characters from different races into the movies. Such definition brings a potential problem and causes the “fake diversity” in action movies. For example, in Unforgiven, Morgan Freeman plays a person who is whipped to death by the sheriff. Although this movie includes African American characters, they are only supporting characters who reflect the characteristics
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Role is the way how characters are portrayed in the movies. When considering the action movies, people should consider whether characters from minority group have been portrayed correctly. The stereotypes should be avoided in movies to maintain the racial equality. In action movies, the phenomenon of stereotypes appears frequently. For example, in police crime movies, African Americans are often portrayed as gangsters or drug dealers. Most action movies establish the portraits of African Americans as outlaws. Such stereotypes leave people a bad memory of African Americans in the society. Essentially, the stereotype in action movies is racial discrimination. In most action movies, people can identify an embarrassing phenomenon. White people are portrayed as the ones who maintain the social justice and black people are the ones who endanger the social security. Even in police crime movies with black officers as the lead, the outlaws are usually black people, instead of white people. There are few moments when black officers capture white outlaws. The implication of such stereotypes is dangerous and may do harm to the peace between different races. The contents of media messages may change people’s ideology gradually. For example, recently, there are several cases that white police shoot innocent black people because they seem to be dangerous. These cases may be consequences of the
Role is the way how characters are portrayed in the movies. When considering the action movies, people should consider whether characters from minority group have been portrayed correctly. The stereotypes should be avoided in movies to maintain the racial equality. In action movies, the phenomenon of stereotypes appears frequently. For example, in police crime movies, African Americans are often portrayed as gangsters or drug dealers. Most action movies establish the portraits of African Americans as outlaws. Such stereotypes leave people a bad memory of African Americans in the society. Essentially, the stereotype in action movies is racial discrimination. In most action movies, people can identify an embarrassing phenomenon. White people are portrayed as the ones who maintain the social justice and black people are the ones who endanger the social security. Even in police crime movies with black officers as the lead, the outlaws are usually black people, instead of white people. There are few moments when black officers capture white outlaws. The implication of such stereotypes is dangerous and may do harm to the peace between different races. The contents of media messages may change people’s ideology gradually. For example, recently, there are several cases that white police shoot innocent black people because they seem to be dangerous. These cases may be consequences of the