According to Miller, the film is listed among other films whose main female characters are depicted as violent in their pursuit for freedom and self-rule. Thelma and Louise are described not as a male bashing and anti-feminist film (Miller 201). Male dominance over female characters such that the woman knows no freedom of choice and voice, no respect, and always submissive to a man’s snaps and tantrums drives the hell out of her. She is not by nature violent as initially depicted of Thelma, a wife to an egoistic and overbearing man, but keeps her voice down while she carries her duties well and puts up with her husband’s cruelty. Her counterpart, Louise engaged to an uncommitted musician maintains her patience for long and when a chance for
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Traditional Hollywood movies have always made women more submissive and sometimes weaker than men, except in some films like the James Bond films where some women had extraordinary fighting skills and overpowered men. Because Hollywood basically controls the film industries and what people watch, the values in the films are shared throughout the audience and greatly influence culture and society, upholding the typical gender discrimination and stereotype. Patriarchy is usually historic and passed down from generation to generation through mainstream culture like movies and television shows. Therefore, because of how most Hollywood films portray women, these types of systematic exploitation of women has been passed down for centuries. These mainstream films have been constructed in the interests of males, and often show women as passive and powerless (Bobo). Bobo also talks about how the film develops female power in different ways. For example, the film mocks the key male characters like the police officer, the husband, and the boyfriend. This demonstrates how women could be better than men in some ways and women played around with them like toys. Furthermore, the film also introduces reverse sexual objectification by objectifying men. This is most obvious when the character J.D. takes off his shirt and dances around
Traditional Hollywood movies have always made women more submissive and sometimes weaker than men, except in some films like the James Bond films where some women had extraordinary fighting skills and overpowered men. Because Hollywood basically controls the film industries and what people watch, the values in the films are shared throughout the audience and greatly influence culture and society, upholding the typical gender discrimination and stereotype. Patriarchy is usually historic and passed down from generation to generation through mainstream culture like movies and television shows. Therefore, because of how most Hollywood films portray women, these types of systematic exploitation of women has been passed down for centuries. These mainstream films have been constructed in the interests of males, and often show women as passive and powerless (Bobo). Bobo also talks about how the film develops female power in different ways. For example, the film mocks the key male characters like the police officer, the husband, and the boyfriend. This demonstrates how women could be better than men in some ways and women played around with them like toys. Furthermore, the film also introduces reverse sexual objectification by objectifying men. This is most obvious when the character J.D. takes off his shirt and dances around