Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Representation of women

V for Vendetta

Deliah 
Mad scientist

V
Monster
Superhero
Lone Vigilante

Evey
Girl next door - something changes, she is average

Finger men
Town bullies

Creedy
Town bully

Pedo bishop
Whiskey priest

Detective
Hard boiled detective - finds out what is going wrong in the government - turns it into a thriller (chasing V)

Is it a superhero movie or a thriller


Women in horror films (teeth)

•Women are seen as dainty & 
•Always seen as the victim or ghost
•Always screaming - stereotypical women
•Long hair - wearing white or little clothing
•Every rose has it's thorn - a woman's "flower"
•Never able to defend themselves
•Shown as weak
•Not helpful
•Women play a central character
•Women are shown in fear 2.5 times more than men
•More male victims than women
•Teeth - women who has the power is considered a monster
•Women have longer and more painful deaths than men
•Insinuated as a form of punishment
•Sex symbol, damsel in distress, hooker with a heart of gold

-Women have risen
-Women in male roles

•Women - loveable, sexual (male gaze) 
•Because of patriarchy, it's hard for women to obtain sting, independent roles
•They are most often confined to roles that are parallel to how society views them at the time

Male roles in films
-dominant, leaders, father roles - to protect/role model for kids - father issues
-hyper masculinity: exaggerating of a male stereotype - (Sutler - when he speaks, everyone listens - his rules apply - father role • V - needle - penetration - train going through the tunnel - orgasm • Dietrich - meant to be having sex with Evey but looks after her instead 

Motherhood - puberty - physical change (Deliah - regretted experimenting - caring - births V • Every - setting off the train - births the revolution - torture is the labour - train going through the tunnel - yonic imagery)

Rights of the individual
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United & strong community/nation

Giving people entire freedom, society starts to crumble - should everyone be able to do what they want? What happens after the film?

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