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Divergent was directed by Neil Burger and produced by Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, and Pouya Shahbazian. The screenplay is by Evan Daugherty and Vanessa Taylor, the location manager is James R. McAllister, and the cinematographer is Alwin H. Kuchler. It is about a dystopian future where society is split into 5 factions based on values and beliefs. The target audience is teenagers aged 12-18, as well as those who read and enjoyed the novels. The movie focuses on the idea of fitting in and belonging somewhere, but also depicts the idea that being different from others is alright. There were certain types of people who were left out of the movie, such as african-americans, asians, and people of different sexual orientation. Divergent completely …show more content…
The organization found that of 102 releases from 7 major studios, only 17 included characters identified as gay, lesbian, or bisexual. In addition, a majority of these characters were minor roles or cameos, while some representations were downright slanderous. In the 17 films that included LGBT characters 64.7% included gay male characters, 23.5% contained lesbian characters, and 17.7% comprised of bisexual characters. Male LGBT characters outnumbered female LGBT characters 64% to 36%. Transgender characters received the least and most repugnant representation, with GLAAD only counting 2 transgender characters in the 2013 studio releases. One of them was a very brief, irrelevant depiction, while the other was …show more content…
This is a common trait in media, with an example being Harry Potter. The only notable asian character in the entire trilogy is Cho Chang, who was in Ravenclaw, the house that values intelligence. This enforces the stereotype that all asians do well in school. Another example is Supernatural, where the only asian character is Kevin Tran, who can also be identified by his intelligence. A majority of media share this characteristic, where their characters are predominantly

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