When watching a movie like this, my immediate thought is pure disgust. I feel uncomfortable, sick, and disturbed. But in a way, those feelings path the basic point of the movie. It’s human nature to shield our eyes to things that we believe are “unwatchable” because of our basic morality. However, the movie makes a point that nothing is unwatchable especially with their “over the line” use of body parts and intimate moments. When asked in an interview for some of her reasoning behind the film, the director, Catherine Breillat said that she is an entomologist. She is someone who needs to closely examine things to really see them. The woman in the film pays a gay man to watch her do “unwatchable” things in her bedroom. She has him examine all things that make us a woman. From her body parts to her menstrual cycle; she takes him into the “off limits” places of her female body. He explores her and a barrier that once separate the two is broken by day two. Brelliat said …show more content…
We have what they want. Catherine Breillat said that they chose the main actress, Amira Casar, because she has a body like you’d see in old paintings, “with a little belly and pearly skin.” He body is highlighted by lighting and the way she lays on her bed in such a way that you can almost see her as a painting. However, as you get closer, you see the actress’s body is very hairy which in turn, horrifies the man that is examining her because femininity doesn’t regard women with hairy bodies. We’re supposed to be clean, beautiful, delicate slates. Brelliat said “the esthetic code we’re taught says everything organic is horrifying.” However though it initially startles the man, the attraction between him and this woman pushes that disgust away. Obscenity that we are commissioned to look away from is a concept that goes away when attraction plays a
Widely respected throughout America, Anna Quindlen is a notable author and columnist who jump started her career as a part-time reporter for the New York Post at the age of 18. After earning her B.A. degree at Barnard College, New York City, Quindlen upgraded to positions as a general columnist, and later deputy metropolitan editor, for the New York Times. Her biweekly column, “About New York,” resulted in her becoming the third woman in all history of the Times to write a regular column for the exclusive and elite op-ed page. Quindlen then went on to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1992. From essays to children’s books to semi-autobiographical novels, Quindlen has been putting her thoughts down on paper for as long as she can remember -- a habit that has certainly paid off, as evidenced by her incredible success. This writer’s duty is to pass on the advice and
The perception of beauty has changed these past few centuries, but warping stereotypes does not eliminate them. Current media shows such through films like Frankenstein and The Village, which show how monsters are portrayed. Cosmetics allow consumers to conceal unwanted facial or body features. Although viewpoints and tones are different in "Lusus Naturae" and "My mistress’ eyes", they both show humanity’s perspectives on beauty.
It is no secret that there is an obvious difference of how women are portrayed in the media versus men. This movie discussed female characters never having lead roles and stated that when they did it ended in the women depending on, loving, or having to have a man. One young high school girl said, “Women never play the protagonist. The girls are
There is no doubt that movies entertain a person. However, over sexualized movies have the capability of poisoning minds which are easily shapeable-for example Fifty shades of gray. Children are told not to view it, however that does nothing to stop the viewing of the movie. Not only does it corrupt young minds it hands them unlimited access to the findings of adult
Anne Bradstreet is one of the most remembered American poets who lived during the ages of the 17th century. She faced many hurdles simply because she was a woman taking part of the Puritan law. The Puritans were an assembly of English Protestants that formed in the sixteenth century. The Puritans wanted to cleanse the church by shadowing powerful, stringent religious philosophies which they then earned the name Puritans. They presumed that they were God’s chosen people and that they are an admirable illustration for the rest of the world, attempting to create an exemplary for America. Bradstreet is one of the first notable poets to write English poetry in the American colonies. According to many authors that have studied and written about Bradstreet,
Advertisements are all over the place. Whether they are on TV, radio, or in a magazine, there is no way that you can escape them. They all have their target audience who they have specifically designed the ad for. And of course they are selling their product. This is a multi billion dollar industry and the advertiser’s study all the ways that they can attract the person’s attention. One way that is used the most and is in some ways very controversial is use of sex to sell products. For me to analyze this advertisement I used the rhetorical triangle, as well as ethos, pathos, and logos.
Sexual objectification refers to the way in which a person sexually reduces another by treating them as a mere sex object (Halwani). Sexual objectification is rarely referred to as a benign topic, though throughout this evaluation, an enlightened, thou broad range of opinions are discussed emphasising the ambiguity of the term in relation to the morality of sexual objectification. Halwani’s definition only embraces ‘treatment’ and or the ‘behavioural’ aspects of sexual objectification, nevertheless Halwani recognises that the process by which someone is sexually objectified occurs most frequently throughout the following scenarios: During casual sex, as the parties desire nothing more than the others body party, essentially their sexual parts. When we look at naked pictures of people and become intrigued by their sexual aspects. Engaging in pornography, as the material already objectifies it’s actors as models (Halwani). Perving on a person’s bodily features such a “her booty” as he or she walks by. Catcalling, by reducing the person solely to their physical appearances and lastly, fantasising about someone, as it objectifies them solely on their physical appearances and can in turn symbolise men or women holistically (Halwani, 2010, pp 186). Allowing for a broader discussion in relation to when sexual objectification is morally permissible (if ever), idea’s constructed by Immanuel Kant, Martha Nussbaum and David Soble are broadly evaluated in order to construct when sexual objectification is permissible.
Film scholar and gender theorist Linda Williams begins her article “Film Bodies: Genre, Gender and Excess,” with an anecdote about a dispute between herself and her son, regarding what is considered “gross,” (727) in films. It is this anecdote that invites her readers to understand the motivations and implications of films that fall under the category of “body” genre, namely, horror films, melodramas, (henceforth referred to as “weepies”) and pornography. Williams explains that, in regards to excess, the constant attempts at “determining where to draw the line,” (727) has inspired her and other theorists alike to question the inspirations, motivations, and implications of these “body genre” films. After her own research and consideration, Williams explains that she believes there is “value in thinking about the form, function, and system of seemingly gratuitous excesses in these three genres,” (728) and she will attempt to prove that these films are excessive on purpose, in order to inspire a collective physical effect on the audience that cannot be experienced when watching other genres.
How does the film support or negate tgis point? In Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema, Mulvey states that, “Traditionally, the woman displayed has functioned on two levels: as erotic object for the characters within the screen story, and as erotic object for the spectator within the auditorium, with a shifting tension between the looks on either side of the screen.” (Mulvey 40). A woman’s role in the narrative is bound to her sexuality or the way she draws attention away from the narrative.
...e relationship with men, as nothing but tools she can sharpen and destroy, lives through lust and an uncanny ability to blend into any social class makes her unique. Her character is proven as an unreliable narrator as she exaggerates parts of the story and tries to explain that she is in fact not guilty of being a mistress, but a person caught in a crossfire between two others.
The reading by Barbara Creed titled “Horror and the Monstrous-Feminine: An Imaginary Abjection”, is an in-depth examination on the role of women in horror films. Creed challenges the commanding patriarchal view, which frequently puts the woman in the position of the helpless victim. She argues that when the feminine is constructed as monstrous, it is frequently done in conjunction with its mothering role and function. Creed’s main thesis supports that the prototype of all cinematic definitions of monstrosity related to the feminine is linked to the woman’s reproductive body. Creed elects to use the term “monstrous feminine” instead of female monster, because for Creed it is the “femininity itself that is monstrous” (41). It has been unfairly
It depicts them in a most submissive, and demeaning manner often being the victim of some act of violence. But, one could just as easily argue that there are many pornographic films depicting men in a similar fashion. They are depicted as dumb, unemotional and often violent “studs” devoid of emotion and having even less intelligence. They are usually abusive and even outright violent with their partners and seem to derive a great deal of pleasure from their inhumane behaviors. Certainly, most males would object if their “significant other” viewed them in this manner.
Also, the film revealed women empowerment and how superior they can be compared to men. While demonstrating sexual objectification, empowerment, there was also sexual exploitation of the women, shown through the film. Throughout this essay, gender based issues that were associated with the film character will be demonstrated while connecting to the real world and popular culture.
She sets up the lives of individuals in order to make them feel loved again, or to give them a taste of their own medicine. By becoming so preoccupied with fixing the lives of others, she soon realizes that everyone else is happy except her. Amelie eventually realizes that no one will rearrange her life in order to find happiness, she must learn to take action and arrange her own life so she can achieve happiness and love. Viewers who watch this movie will eventually start to consider some of their own desires and the idea of having to pursue their goals shall awaken within them. Through this film the audience can learn that if they want to reach happiness and other goals in life they must take action, because if they decide to sit around and wait, they can find themselves sitting around waiting eternally unhappy. By audience I refer it mainly towards females because throughout time women have been neglected of wanting to pursue their desires and goals in life. This film persuades women into taking action and following their heart in order to obtain what they truly
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