Male and Female Representations

Male Representations Within The Krays

Male:
Outline some of the main male and masculine stereotypes that exist in the media broadly.
Within the media today, the main male and masculine stereotypes that exist are that the main male roles within today's society is that males are the main provider (breadwinner) for their families, another media stereotype of males within today's society is that they are always the bosses of businesses and are always the highest earners. Another media stereotype of males within the media is that they are always the ones who manage the money of the households or manages the bills and financial elements. Also, a media stereotype is that males are usually the more dominant and assertive of the genders, who engage in violence or wagering and have more control over things rather that females. Also, a male stereotypes within the media is that within many horror, action or thriller films males are always shown as the hero of the hour and always save the day or save the 'damsel' in distress which are usually the female characters, showing the male dominance over women. A final media stereotype of males is that within the news most of the hooliganism or football fights are usually shown as being male, this is one of the main negative male stereotype that is shown within the media. 

How are Reginald and Ronnie (and other male characters) represented in The Krays? (Give specific examples)
Within the film The Krays, Reginald is represented as being very business orientate and being tough and still violent but not as violent as his brother, however Reginald is also shown as being very sensitive and emotional, within the film Reginald is also shown as being very protective over Frances. Reginald Kray is very influenced by his brother, but he is not as violent as Ronnie, Reggie only uses violence when he need to, he also seems to use crime as a business, as a way to make money, this is shown within the film when Jack McVitie scams the twins, and Reggie lets him off, whereas Ronnie would of murdered him, during this scene Reggie tells Jack that he's lucky he was dealing with him and not his brother. During his childhood, Reggie Kray was "mollycoddled" by his mother and his aunts, this has lead him to feel as if he is invulnerable or untouchable by people from society. Reggie Kray treats his wife Frances in the same way his mother treated him, he is very over protective Frances, he buys her the dresses he likes, within the film Frances is speaking to Violet and tells her that she doesn't feel like her anymore, she doesn't know what music she likes, what films she likes, she even says that some mornings she wakes up and has to question herself on her own age and the kind of things she likes. Within the film Reggie is shown as having a very sensitive and emotional side, this is shown within first within the film when he first meets Frances, this is shown because he seems to be in complete awe of her and never wants anything to happen to her. The next time within the film that we see the emotional side of Reginald Kray is when his Aunt Rose dies, when this happens he his on his honeymoon, but completely breaks down next to the car completely distraught. The third time within the film that we see the emotional side of Reginald Kray is when Frances dies, when this happens he becomes a shell of his former self until Ronnie snaps him out of it. The lats time we see he be emotional is when his mother dies right at the very end of the film as he has lost the most prominent female figure in his life.
Within the film The Krays, Ronnie is represented as being of a psychopathic nature, very violent, however Ronnie does show a emotional side within this film. We see Ronnie's emotional side when his Aunt Rose dies, during this scene he tells his mother to get Reggie off his honeymoon, whilst being distraught, then he goes outside and completely loses it, he kicks bins over and screams for Reggie. Within the film, Ronnie uses his criminal and violent nature to help him satisfy his psychotic needs as he seems to use violence as a form of pleasure and he uses the infliction of pain on people as a way of fun, this is shown in the film during one of the opening scenes when he is in the club and he is pushing the sword through the mans hand, whilst he is doing this he has a smile on his face and is breathing heavily as a sign of satisfaction. During the film Ronnie Kray also shows a  affectionate side, this is  when he comes into work and finds to homeless boys in his office. Ronnie gives the boys money and tells one of his gang members to look after the boys and make sure they're safe and have a place to stay.

From the representations do the twins challenge or follow the stereotypes
Reggie Kray does challenge the stereotype of the 'typical' gangster, he does not walk around beating up people for no reason, he only uses violence when he needs to and he uses the criminal community as a business, he uses it to make money but also uses it to up his social status. He also challenges the stereotype as he has the softer side which is not seen with gangsters, he is gentle, calm and loving towards his mum, and to Frances he is passionate and loving, but is overly loving and begins to smother her, which leads her to begin to have break downs which eventually leads to her killing herself.

Ronnie Kray follows the  stereotypes of a 'typical' gangster, he enjoys the violence and the crime, you can see this through the heavy breathing of enjoyment whilst slicing peoples mouths or pushing the knife through the  mans hand, he also uses these violent aspects to help feed his psychotic nature. Also, Ronnie challenges the stereotype of a homosexual man, the typical stereotype of a homosexual man is to be very calm, very gentle and not engage in much violence. However, he challenges this as he his a very violent person, who seems to love taking part in violence and also he enjoys to engage in fights or crime.