Masculinity and Voyeuristic Pleasure in Shower
Shower is a short film directed by Henry K. Norvalls that takes place in the intimate setting of a men's shower room. It's a film that incorporates elements of sexuality, voyeurism, gender and gender norms in an effort to show the change in a person's actions when they know they're being watched. A man hears a strange noise while taking a shower and goes to investigate it. His discovery and reaction to the source of the sound explores the fragile nature of masculinity.
There are two main characters in this film and neither have names nor is anything really known about them prior to this situation. The only possible clue is that one of the characters …show more content…
He moves closer and then quickly hides in the nearest shower when he thinks the person has caught him. This instinct of satisfying our own desires by observing and remaining unseen by the object of our attraction is called voyeurism. It's something that any audience member can experience when they watch a film if they know that the character is unaware of being watched. Voyeuristic pleasure expresses a great deal about who we are as people because it hints at what we're attracted to, but often are too afraid to admit to the world. It's the internal desires that cannot become external …show more content…
The man who was spying is now confronting his feelings through action. They share a gentle kiss and for a second, it seems like they're a couple of lovers having a beautiful moment to themselves in the shower room. There isn't any tension or discomfort until another man walks in. Having the stranger approach the scene disrupts the freedom of the private space of the shower room setting. These two people were able to express affection without being watched or judged by the outside world, but now they know they're being watched. The ease of the scene falls apart and notice how the camera hardly even focuses on the reaction of the old man that has just walked in. It's only showing the expressions of the two guys because the film is not about how the outside world judges the intimacy between two individuals. It's about how an individual who is not entirely comfortable with their sexual desires feels defined by the outside world and how they act when they know they're being
Shower is a short film directed by Henry K. Norvalls that takes place in the intimate setting of a men's shower room. It's a film that incorporates elements of sexuality, voyeurism, gender and gender norms in an effort to show the change in a person's actions when they know they're being watched. A man hears a strange noise while taking a shower and goes to investigate it. His discovery and reaction to the source of the sound explores the fragile nature of masculinity.
There are two main characters in this film and neither have names nor is anything really known about them prior to this situation. The only possible clue is that one of the characters …show more content…
He moves closer and then quickly hides in the nearest shower when he thinks the person has caught him. This instinct of satisfying our own desires by observing and remaining unseen by the object of our attraction is called voyeurism. It's something that any audience member can experience when they watch a film if they know that the character is unaware of being watched. Voyeuristic pleasure expresses a great deal about who we are as people because it hints at what we're attracted to, but often are too afraid to admit to the world. It's the internal desires that cannot become external …show more content…
The man who was spying is now confronting his feelings through action. They share a gentle kiss and for a second, it seems like they're a couple of lovers having a beautiful moment to themselves in the shower room. There isn't any tension or discomfort until another man walks in. Having the stranger approach the scene disrupts the freedom of the private space of the shower room setting. These two people were able to express affection without being watched or judged by the outside world, but now they know they're being watched. The ease of the scene falls apart and notice how the camera hardly even focuses on the reaction of the old man that has just walked in. It's only showing the expressions of the two guys because the film is not about how the outside world judges the intimacy between two individuals. It's about how an individual who is not entirely comfortable with their sexual desires feels defined by the outside world and how they act when they know they're being