struate halls reception theory

  1) What is the preferred reading of a media text?

The preferred reading of this media text is that troublesome young people need to be put in their place and taught a lesson, some discipline and the older generation are the ones to do it. 

2) What is the oppositional reading of a media text?

oppositional reading to this media text is that the older generation are hypercripical  to young people about violence. As the main character gets revenge for his friend using the violence 

3) How does the Harry Brown trailer position the audience to respond to the teenage characters in the film? 

They respond to teenagers troublesome and now have a preconceived idea of teenagers.

4) Why might young people reject this reading and construct an oppositional reading of the trailer?

 Young people might think that they were perceived wrong and not all of them are the same or like that.