Age presented through the media

The Quartet (2012)

The film The Quartet is a good example of how the media presents age and elderly people as it goes against the stereotype that they are in constant need of care and attention. It in fact shows them as being strong, independent individuals who have power over their own lives.

The tokenism way of presenting old age is someone who is in a care home or needs assistance from their family or someone assigned to help them. The Quartet is one of the few films that shows what most elderly people are actually like, independent, happy and trying to live life to the full.