In Conclusion...

After having researched all these movies, we have noticed some trends in the ways certain aspects of representation have changed, though some movies have proved to be outliers.

We noticed when it comes to representations of gender and sexuality, women are still underrepresented in many of the adaptations. They tend to fit into certain roles, such as maternal figures, victims, damsels in distress, love interests, and villains that use their sexuality as a weapon. There are a few exceptions to these representations, such as those from Pride and Prejudice, but that is due to the nature of the source material being female-led. A few representations actually changed roles of women due to historical context though, such as Mirror Mirror and Snow White & the Huntsman where Snow White inverts her role of damsel in distress and takes charge in fighting for her future. Though some women have taken on new roles in other movies, they have still been sexualised in ways that diminish their other traits.

Similarly to gender and sexuality, the representation of race, ethnicities, and minorities is lacking. Some of the adaptations, such as those of The Great Gatsby and Pride and Prejudice, take place during periods of time in which there was not that much diversity in the neighbourhoods in which the characters lived. Modern adaptations of these, such as G and Bride & Prejudice, have mostly black and indian casts respectively, but that is due to the storyline being closely tied to that particular ethnicity. In the Snow White adaptations, there are almost no people of colour represented. The only minorities represented are the dwarves and they are there for comic effect. Up until Elementary, there have been no main characters in the Sherlock adaptations that have been people of colour. In the Batman adaptations, there have been only a handful of people of colour and they are mostly background characters to disguise the fact that the cast is mostly white. 

Our analysis of class was based on whether or not it was pertinent to the story. In such cases as Snow White, class was not to relevant to the fairytale. While class is briefly mentioned in the Sherlock adaptations, it's not as central a theme. Both The Great Gatsby and Pride and Prejudice novels focus on issues of class, meaning that it plays a big role in the adaptations. There is an emphasis on Bruce Wayne's wealth because it is the only reason he could become Batman and he takes advantage of this by believing he is above the law. Representations of class stay mostly the same due to these issues still being relevant in modern society.

In our analysis of these movies, representations of gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, and class have not changed quite as much as expected. There is a long way to go for proper representation of women and minorities, but we can see that there have been steps made in an effort to increase visibility.