male gaze
For a movie that supposedly criticizes what it portrays and updates the film noir for 2019 and , Under the Silver Lake comes up embarrassingly short.
Despite the overt silliness of I Was A Teenage Werewolf, it might give us a useful way to think about the cultural impact of one Dr. Jordan Peterson.
Born sexy yesterday is the common sexual fantasy depicted in films and TV around female characters that exude sex appeal, but mimic the intelligence of a young child.
Maria Lattila examines how generic slashers actually hide a hugely empowering element, the Final Girls of horror fulfilling and enabling feminine power and potential.
We take a look at the sexualisation of the women in Mad Max: Fury Road and Thelma & Louise, two feminist films – not to vilify, but to offer insight into their subliminal messaging.
White Girl reflects the embodiment of societal and interpersonal dysfunction while exploring the role of the body in film and in life.
What is not my definition of a strong female character is throwing together an overly sexualised outfit for a female actress and giving her a gun and some one-liners and then declaring that “sexism is over”.
Attitudes about the male gaze have been present in science fiction cinema for years, especially relating to the identity of female robots. This includes the objectification of these characters and the loss of their autonomy, which reflects real life attitudes towards women. Many films have been made to show the dangers of viewing women as objects, yet we still see the male gaze in motion pictures every day.