Representation

In my project, I'm not entirely sure what I'll be doing just yet, but it's reasonable to assume that, having me in it, it'll involve Latino representation. One example of Latino representation in the media would be the superhero Vibe in the CW's The Flash. I believe it's a fairly accurate portrayal, as he is a Latino character played by a Latino actor, and there's more to his character than just his ethnicity. He has some stereotypical Latino characteristics such as speaking Spanish and having a sizable extended family, but in my experience these are not inaccurate and I think they're fair, so I would probably retain these characteristics. Another example of Latino representation in the media is the Marvel movies' Luis, who is Ant-Man's best friend. He also speaks Spanish and mentions having s numerous cousins, but he's a criminal whose family gets deported. These are common negative stereotypes and even though there may be some truth to them I don't think they're fair and I wouldn't retain them. Not every Latino is an illegal immigrant that's so impoverished they need to resort to crime.

Genre 2

My second sub-genre is the monster movie sub-genre, which combines elements from disaster/horror movies and science fiction. They usually feature one or more people as they struggle to survive and/or fight with a dangerous creature. These films usually tend to form a connection between the viewer and the monster, as they are usually either not inherently malicious, or their circumstances being out of their control. The human characters can either be forming a bond with the monster or be doing their best to kill it. In terms of production, they tend to use darkness to keep the monster obscured frequently for either cost or suspense. In Japan, this sub-genre stands out because of "kaiju" movies, which are specifically about giant reptillian-like monsters wrecking entire cities.

One notably famous monster movie is Godzilla, which is the most popular Japanese kaiju movie, and was originally directed by Ishirō Honda in 1954, but there have been several remakes since then since it was so popular. This movie features a giant monster, Godzilla, wreaking havoc on Japanese cities, killing dozens of people, after having been disturbed by the government testing hydrogen bombs. Some of Godzilla's attacks are obscured by the darkness and the human characters do everything in their power to murder Godzilla, but one of the main characters realizes in the end that it was the humans' fault that Godzilla was awakened, sympathizing with the monster, too.

Another notable monster movie is King Kong, another classic which has been remade countless times. Initially a 1933 horror flick directed and produced by Meriam C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, this movie included various other monsters on Kong's island, mainly dinosaurs. This film focuses on an emotional connection between the monster, Kong, and a human protagonist, Ann Darrow, with the monster bein kidnapped by humans and forced into New York, causing him to break free and run away in fright, causing destruction thanks to the humans' actions, like Godzilla and other monster movies. Dozens of people throughout the movie are killed by the monsters and the humans set out to murder Kong after he breaks free, eventually succeeding in shooting him to death with guns, against Ann's wishes.

Frankenstein is another old classic monster movie, and though it's not a giant monster destroying a city, it still fits the misunderstood gentle giant trope, killing people because of humans being jerks to it. Humans then hunt it down mercilessly as per usual.

A more recent example is Pacific Rim, although is focuses more on the humans trying to eradicate the monsters, but there is indeed plenty of monster-destroying-city action. Humans, again, go to whatever length necessary to kill them, but this one doesn't really explain much about the monsters or their motivations.

Another recent example, Rampage has a lot in common with certain other monster movies (such as the giant gorilla and the giant reptile) but is ironically based on a video game instead. In a twist on the old formula, there is a good monster attempting to take down the others, with the good monster's human sympathizers trying to stop the government from gunning to eradicate all of the monsters. Oh, and the entire existence and aggression of the monsters is humans' fault, too. U like with others, one monster actually survives this time.

Back to the classic Japanese kaiju movies, Gamera is a giant rturtle that is awakened due to human bombs, just like a certain other kaiju. This time, the monster even goes out of its way to save the life of a human, which lspires said human to go out and try to stop the government from eliminating the monster, as per usual. However, also as usual, he fails and the government succeeds in getting rid of Gamera. This time, however, they just send the monster to another planet instead of killing it.

Finally,  my personal favorite is Big Ass Spider! which also stars a creature made gigantic by man that goes on a killing rampage. It even kidnaps a lady and climbs up a skyscraper before being taken down thanks to the US armed forces. Sound familiar?