The very popular series, Twilight, creates stereotypes and gender roles through the main characters Bella and Edward. The main female character in the movie is Bella Swan who is portrayed as a weak, clumsy, and fragile girl. It also shows her as being “clingy” to Edward and very dainty. She is often shown crying or upset over something. Edward always has to be very careful around her because of his strength and her weakness.
Edward is seen as the perfect man in Bella’s eyes and much of society’s. Disregarding the vampire characteristic, Edward seems to be a stereotypical man in society. He has huge muscles, his face is flawless, and he is not clumsy or weak at all. He does not cry or show very much emotion other than anger. He easily loses his temper and gets in fights a lot with Jacob, the other main male character. Similarly, Jacob is also a stereotypical man, disregarding the werewolf feature. He has tan skin, a perfect body, and is very strong. He is also shown to lose his temper easily and get angry. Both characters are protecting Bella, once again showing her weakness. It shows that she cannot protect herself and needs a man in her life to do it for her. Although Bella tries to tell them she can do it herself, they do not listen to what she has to say, they just do it anyways. It shows how little power she really has thus showing to society that men have more power over women.
I never really thought about the gender roles and stereotypes portrayed in the Twilight movies because just like the rest of society, I was paying more attention to the romantic plot between Bella and Edward than the underlying stereotypes and gender roles of men and women. However, if society was to look more at the stereotypes and gender roles shown in this movie, they can easily be seen. Women are shown as weak and with little power while men are shown as strong with lots of power. The stereotypes and gender roles are very strong in the Twilight series. 
Chris is the "not so smart" son that is easily amused by anything. He expresses how the education in America continues to decline, making our nation less superior to others. Meg is the daughter that is treated poorly. She is bullied both at home and at school because she is not the prettiest of the girls. She even thinks about becoming a man often times throughout the show and seems to be very confused about her sexuality.
Stewie is youngest son and is an evil genius. He is clearly too young to be able to do the stuff he does, but the creators of Family Guy use him to push the limits on what is socially acceptable for young kids to do. The final member of this family is the dog Brian. Brian is a white and black dog that can also talk. By doing this he portrays humanistic qualities. He is very smart, especially smarter than Chris and Peter, and shows how even pets are now smarter than some Americans. He is also a racist and has trouble not barking at African Americans in the show. This touches on the idea that still today, some Americans are racist for no reason. 
Besides the appearance of a man, the movie also promotes the gender role of a man being brave, fearless, and violent. It shows how Spartan boys are taught these qualities at a young age, and that if you don’t display these qualities you are rejected from society. If a baby doesn’t meet the physical criteria to be a soldier at a young age, due to a birth defect or a lack in size or weight, they throw it off a cliff because fighting is that important to their society. There’s also a scene where a hunchback, deformed man tries to join their army because his father was a soldier, and Leonidas denies him no matter how hard he tries to be accepted as a Spartan.
As for the female gender role, they also portray them as being strong, independent, and beautiful. When the rulers of the Persians, named Xerxes, threatens to make all of the women in Sparta slaves, Leonidas responds “well in that case I can assure you that you haven’t met our women”. Towards the end of the movie Leonidas’ wife actually kills a senator because he tries to act in his own interests, and this shows that women also have power in their society.
men stranded in the wild, butthey are also being hunted by a pack of wolves, who believe they are intruding in their den. Neeson and the other men must make their way back to civilization and hold off the indigenous population at the same time. Overall, I thought this movie was outstanding. I normally don't like going to see movies in theater because of how overpriced they are. The Grey was an exception for me. As soon as I saw the first trailer, I knew I wanted to see it. The Grey combines a heartwarming story with a treacherous journey that these men must take in order to survive another day. While the language gets pretty vulgar at times and violence is a commonplace, its a great movie for a mature audience. Liam Neeson is one of my favorite actors, which
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Also, there were some things I didn't like. In the movie, there were a number of scenes that were just brutal. I know it probably had to be emphasized because it was an important event, but it almost had the sense of being too brutal. For example, a rape scene lasted about five minutes when it could've lasted about two and it was just disgusting. In addition, at some points in the movie, the characters' accents are a bit tough to understand, but not to the point that the overall understanding of the film is in jeopardy. With all that being said, I thought the movie was very intriguing because it had my attention the whole time, but I'm not sure I'd see it again.