REPRESENTATION: CUFFS

REPRESENTATION: CUFFS

Donna Prager:

Unlike in other movies where women are seen as weaker or less capable than men, Donna is the opposite. She is represented as a both mentally and physically strong women, who is not easily beaten, this can relate to many other occasions when women have not given up an example includes the suffragette movement. 

In the police force her is partner Lino, he is shown not to be the best police office as he easily gives up and isn`t always up for it. This means that Donna has to do more work to make up for the weak link. She also has a kind and thoughtful attitude with Lino, something that does not happen in all police partnerships. In Cuffs we see her doing her job well and whole-heartedly on multiple occasions.  It also pictures her as a very experienced police officer who trains at similar standards to her colleague Ryan. From Donna we are shown that gender doesn`t prevent anyone from fighting crime and keeping the streets safe.

Jake Vickers:

Life in the police force has its ups and downs for Jake, with his dad being the chief Superintendent but also his partner being tough on him even though he is new. As a result of  his dad`s position he is able to go through without training and serve as a police man on the streets. This lack of training soon shows as we see him make a couple of mistakes. His colleagues are not pleased with this, and Ryan regularly tells him off. Despite this, Jake does not let this put him down and we seem him grow through out Cuffs, and in some situations he saves the day.   

From these examples we know that gender does not have an effect on the way the police force works.