For this analysis I have chosen Fatal Attraction and Basic Instinct and I wanted to talk about the similarities and differences of the two, focusing on the powerful female character, the male protagonist and the female gaze. First of all, what we do observe in both movies is that the female characters, Alex Forrest and Catherine Tramell, are strong women and are the ones who lead the action. Although traditionally men hold power, in these two films the roles change. Everything happens in a particular way because the women want to or because their actions trigger certain events. As Sherwin observes in her article Deconstructing the Male: Masochism, Female Spectatorship, and the Femme Fatale in Fatal Attraction, Body of Evidence, and Basic Instinct Dan, the male character from Fatal Attraction is unable to fight against Alex and all his intents fail.
09/29/09 The film “Boys Don’t Cry” is a powerful work of art, made more visceral by the fact that it is all based on a true story. It tells the tale of Teena Brandon, a young woman whose natural attraction to other girls leads her to live her life as a male under the alias “Brandon Teena”. It tells of the discrimination and even violence she encounters based on her sexuality, and her ultimately fatal attraction to another young woman named Lana Tisdel. One aspect of the film that interested me was Teena’s overall personality, influenced by her confusion of what gender she is and what gender she wants to be. She clearly is sexually attracted to girls, and identifies with herself as a boy.
Along with being sexualized women are also portrayed as submissive, week, desperate, psychotic, emotional, or gentle and affectionate while men are aggressive, independent, ambitious and self-confident. If a woman’s role is to play the characteristics of a man she would most likely be considered cold, crabby and a few other not so nice words. Much work needs to be done to improve the status and portrayal of women in films. In the film Norma Rae and TV show, Roseanne we are able to see two aggressive, ambitious and confident women as well as affectionate but the roles of working class women like Norma Rae and Roseanne are rare, “contemporary American audiences are simply unaccustomed to seeing interesting, strong and resourceful working-class women. Whether ordinary or extraordinary, working-class women of all races and backgrounds, need greater representation”(Johnson, 2014) Too many times, working class is thought of as lazy, unproductive failures of society who are going nowhere instead of hard working women who struggle by the unfair and unequal social, educational, political and economic
How to become a star - Marilyn Monroe and Paris Hilton The world has always had its bombshells - blond girls with extraordinary sex appeal that fascinate millions around the world with their goddess looks. One of the best known is Marilyn Monroe, who was the sex symbol of the 1950’s, and still captivates people’s desires and fantasies. Nowadays the world enjoys a myriad of young attractive girls, but one of the most famous is Paris Hilton. Both Marilyn Monroe and Paris Hilton are sex symbols of their respective times. However, whereas the latter established herself as a woman admired for her voluptuous body by projecting herself as a person unrestricted by any social norms, Marilyn achieved this success through her relentless desire to progress in her acting career and through her charismatic presence on the stage and in real life.
Her unique voice and beautiful physique made Spears one of America’s biggest pop stars. Many critics regard her show as fool, ugly and have no taste. But I
In the novel Collins writes, “The girl tribute from District 1, looking provocative in a see-through gold gown…With that flowing blonde hair, emerald green eyes, her body tall and lush… she’s sexy all the way”(125).Collins makes it clear that society has a very specific image of what sexy should look like. In today’s society women are constantly being dehumanized in advertisements. Sex sells so most advertisements show at least one female body part. They always end up showing a pair of legs or lips positioned into a sexual form. In a Dolce and Gabana ad, a women is shown being put down by a male twice her size with three other men eagerly watching .This is degrading for women because it makes it harder for men to take them serious when the media has given them little value in society.
This book also includes some of her loves, but they are rare to find. Writing books isn’t the only thing Joan Rivers is known for. Rivers is famous for her acting, being a comedian, winning Celebrity Apprentice, hosting E!’s Fashion Police and starring in E!’s Joan and Melissa, a reality show about her and her daughter, Melissa Rivers. Joan Rivers, born as Joan Alexandra Molinsky was born June 8th, 1933. Rivers is known for her countless plastic surgeries, her heavy New York accent, and her sassy and loud personality.
In the world today, we, the public, spend so much time admiring stars from Hollywood and many of us want to be like them. Yet, there is so much pressure placed on them and sometimes this becomes all too much for them to cope with and they end up taking away their own life. This is the unpleasant and tragic side of being famous as we are all made to believe that fame will make you happy. Marilyn Monroe a talented and beautiful iconic star but, her fame was the death of her. Before Marilyn’s death, she had accomplished a lot for women in the U.S.’s society.
Karmen herself is a multi-layered character who is simultaneously quite problematic in representation. In this essay I will critically analyse the aspects of Karmen Gei which contribute to Dovey’s feminist summary. In it I will make clear how I perceive Karmen to be a “bold model of female independence”, and will discuss the ways I think the film’s adaptation of her could be problematic. In this film, the character of Karmen is undoubtedly depicted as an all-powerful heroine. The character is bold in her actions and seems unapologetic in her dominance and care-free nature.
Channels such as ESPN and all of its substations (ESPN2, ESPN News, ESPN U, etc. ), have made sports a media target which attracts people of different race, religion, age, and gender. With all of the hype surrounding today’s sports crazed media obsession, one would tend to think that perhaps lines of segregation have been dissolved and equality among athlete portrayal has been achieved. One would be wrong. Despite its growing popularity and increasing broadcasting, the female athlete still struggles to be seen as equal to their male counterpart in the sports media limelight (Angelini, 2005).