Reps of women in action movies. Lara Croft and Kill Bill - females as main protagonists. Perhaps compare them to earlier female action protagonists (Alien for example), then explore how a real audience (male or female) respond to them. In terms of Mulvey's theory about the male gaze, are they objectified and oppressed despite their status as protagonist, or are they somehow a convergence of subject-protagonist and objectified body? It would be useful to see how women themseves respond to this idea.
Are the new female protagonist a step back in terms of gender representsation for women, or does the modern woman want to have the right to be both subject and object?
Sean
Thursday, 23 April 2009
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