In many thrillers the men are the protagonists which does not allow women to expand their acting careers as they will only be developed in a certain area. This limits their acting abilities so when they need to apply for other acting jobs they will not know how to portray that character. In our thriller opening, I play Joanna Reed who is the main protagonist and is in control of her own situation.
Salt is a spy thriller that came out in 2010, and stars Angelina Jolie who plays the main protagonist. She plays Evelyn Slat who is accused of being a Russian sleeper agent and goes on the run to try and clear her name. This role was originally intended to be a male protagonist staring Tom Cruise. Changing the protagonist role to female shows that they had considered the possibility of portraying a different side to the women by presenting them as independent and self-confident.
However in majority of thriller films and TV shows the main protagonist is usually a man, such as Shutter Island which is a psychological thriller that came out in 2010 and stars Leonardo DiCaprio. This is a film about a U.S. marshal called Edward Daniels who investigates a psychiatric facility on an desert island.This is common in many films and TV shows as they believe that many males are better to play the role of the protagonist as they can portray the darker side to them easily compared to women. However it is not necessarily true and Salt (2010) proves this as Angelina Jolie shows a darker side to her character and expresses emotions that not many actors can do.
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