As I watched the 1982 film "Victor Victoria," I noticed that there were going to be so many different types of non-verbal cues throughout the movie. Therefore, I decided to choose and write about the non-verbal messages mostly made from the director, Victoria and a few from King Marchand and Norma. Most of the non-verbal cues projected from Victoria were in silence. For example, her changing into the men's clothing and receiving a masculine hair cut was her way of really getting into the role of Victor. In the beginning of the movie, Teddy's old lover comes by to get his belongings when he finds Victoria dressed in his clothes, Victoria then goes to physically punch the man, which in my opinion was her way of reassuring the man she is just …show more content…
I noticed many scenes where the background male dancers for Victoria during her performances, did very feminine dance movements. A great example of a scene where the director uses gender based non-verbal messages would be when the director, off camera, cues Julie Andrews to throw her hands up after removing her wig at the end of her first performance. In my opinion, her throwing her hands up was a way of solidifying the audience's perspective of her being a man. After watching Victoria's second performance, I noticed that her removing her wig was going to be a signature move of hers. The removal of the wig ultimately was Victorias way of becoming Victor at the end of the show. A few scenes later, Teddy takes Victor to a drag show and the host goes to give Victor an honorable toast as he requests one song from Victoria. Prior to Victor and Teddy go towards the stage to perform, Victor rubs her hand against the side of her slicked back hair, which was a masculine way of showing her pride along with the appreciation of being …show more content…
King Marchand takes Victor to a boxing match where he continuously makes facial expressions which signify her being uncomfortable. In most cases, women do not believe in violence and something like a boxing match is almost guaranteed to make a woman sick. Eventually, after watching and getting blood on her, Victor begins to vomit, in utter disgust. The next scene followed with King Marchand taking Victor to an opera show where Victor cannot contain his emotions as he becomes entrapped in to woman's voice. Victor shows facial expressions of compassion as he begins to cry. As Victor becomes in tune with her true emotions she reveals signs of
Victor is weak and it is only near the end of the novel that he
The play Twelfth Night, or What You Will by William Shakespeare is a 1601 comedy that has proven to be the source of experimentation in gender casting in the early twenty-first century due to its portrayal of gender in love and identity. The play centrally revolves around the love triangle between Orsino, Olivia, and Viola. However, Olivia and Orsino both believe Viola is a boy named Cesario. Ironically, only male actors were on the stage in Shakespeare’s time. This means that Olivia, Viola, and other female characters were played by young boys who still had voices at higher pitches than older males.
Butler, Judith. "Performative Acts and Gender Constitution: An Essay in Phenomenology and Feminist Theory." Theatre Journal 40.4 (1988): 519-31. The Johns Hopkins University Press. Web. 11 May 2011.
The relaxed body language Vicky has adapted also indicates openness, kindness, genuineness reflects in her eyes, while she maintains eye contact on some occasions with Lucy, Adler and Rodman (2003) mention that the eyes are the most noticeable, when communicating and have a very powerful impact. Vicky can be seen as liberal individual because she encourages freedom of communication further her use of dress code, body language indicates this. Vicky’s paralinguistic tone was soft and friendly but, her facial expressions bring out warmth such as when she’s smiling and turning her head towards Lucy. Thus, gives Lucy the indication by judging her verbal and non-verbal meta -messages, that she can confide in Vicky and her views will be heard.
Another example of non- verbal cues from the movie is when Regina is looking at Katie while the other two girls are yelling at her to leave and Katie turns her
...as made of different people, so he had different personalities, and therefore could not be expected to act as a normal person. Upon his creation, he was left not receiving the protection and guidance he desperately needed. His feelings were the same as any other humans: grief, and distress, anger. But, instead of calmly diffusing his anger, he chose to destroy that which made his “enemy” happy. There was never a good reason to bring the dead to life, despite all of Victor’s claims. Because of his arrogance, and lack of a functioning human heart, he disregarded everyone’s opinions and advice and sought to do what was right for himself and not even attempting to protect his family, regardless of how he claimed he did. His incompetence cost his entire family’s life, but fortunately, saved that of Walton and his crew mates. So, at least, he did one good.
This challenge which brewed deep within Victor makes him forget about his own life and leads him into isolation and a complete concentration on project. Blinded by his quest, Victor is unable to measure the consequences of what he is trying to do. Victor returns home feeling frustrated and feeling as though all his hard work had ended in the utmost failure. In addition, Victor feels guilty, realizing that his creation is the cause of his little brother’s death. During this time, he also encounters that an innocent victim, Justine, is sentenced and condemned, a person of great significance, someone like a sister, to the love of his life, Elizabeth. In analyzing the following paragraph, the reader is able to see the difficulty that Victor has in expressing his emotions.
transgression and his vulgar presumption that he can emulate its force. What drives Victor to do
Throughout the book, Victor shows signs of mental problems and obsession because of the death of his mother, his departure to Ingolstadt, and his seclusion. Before his mother's death, Victor views the study of science as a "possessed attraction" for himself. After Caroline's death, Victor views science as the true route to knowledge and found it as a supernatural addiction. His studies at Ingolstadt lead Victor toward a goal of finding himself, which has him yearning to find the secret of how the body transitions from "life to death, and death to life”. This year is turning into an obsession on con...
Victor grows up in school both on the American Indian Reservation, then later in the farm town junior high. He faces serious discrimination at both of these schools, due to his Native American background. This is made clear in both of the schools by the way the other students treat him as well as how his teachers treat him. His classmates would steal his glasses, trip him, call him names, fight him, and many other forms of bullying. His teachers also bullied him verbally. One of his teachers gave him a spelling test and because he aced it, she made him swallow the test. When Victor was at a high school dance and he passed out on the ground. His teacher approached him and the first thing he asked was, “What’s that boy been drinking? ...
Victor says this comment about the wedding “Those were the last moments of my life during which I enjoyed the feeling of happiness” (162). This comment is made in a way that foreshadows the events to come which show that victor is going to become fearful for his wife's safety. Victor’s happiness turns to fear as he approached his honeymoon, this can be seen by his comment saying “I had been calm during the day; but so soon as night obscured the shapes of objects, a thousand fears arose in my mind” (165). He soon discovered that his attempts to protect his wife as he returns to his room, from patrolling to try and find the monster, to find his wife dead. After a day has elapsed and an unsuccessful attempt to find the monster Victor decides while taking to the police that he will after the monster. He this in a fit of rage “As I spoke, rage sparkled in my eyes; the magistrate was intimidated:--"You are mistaken," said he, "I will exert myself; and if it is in my power to seize the monster, be assured that he shall suffer punishment proportionate to his crimes” (169). This shows that he is extremely enraged. The loss of his wife has changed Victor’s mood from happiness to uncontrollable rage all in the span of a single day. He spends the rest of his life chasing the monster just to quench his
With the different trips that Victor endures individually, it hints a sense of individuality as he seeks isolation from the world. He is also a very emotional man, who loves his family. As death of his family members occurs, he becomes emotionally unstable and seeks revenge against his creation. Ultimately trying to end the life he so vigorously wanted to create. This reflects both the passion and individualism theme from the Romantic
Led by Laura Mulvey, feminist film critics have discussed the difficulty presented to female spectators by the controlling male gaze and narrative generally found in mainstream film, creating for female spectators a position that forces them into limited choices: "bisexual" identification with active male characters; identification with the passive, often victimized, female characters; or on occasion, identification with a "masculinized" active female character, who is generally punished for her unhealthy behavior. Before discussing recent improvements, it is important to note that a group of Classic Hollywood films regularly offered female spectators positive, female characters who were active in controlling narrative, gazing and desiring: the screwball comedy.
Victor remembers his childhood as a happy time with Elizabeth, Henry and his mother and father. But looking back, Victor see’s his first tragic event, the death of his mother as “an omen, as it were, of [his] future misery.” Chapter 2 He blames his passion for education as the impetus to his suffering. “in drawing the picture of my early days, I also record those events which led, by insensible steps, to my after tale of misery: for when I would account to myself for the birth of that passion, which afterwards ruled my destiny” CHAPTER 2
Some of the films that bring out the gender roles in our society include; Snow White, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Mulan, The Princess and the Frog, Aladdin, Hercules,