The male gaze is something I was never aware of before we started studying it in class. The way I define male gaze is a way that visual arts and literature depict women from a man’s point of view. Most Hollywood cinema is set up by males so that is one reason why women are perceived this way if there were more women in Hollywood cinema I am sure they would perceive women differently. Since more men are in Hollywood cinema women usually just exist for the pleasure of men. It’s usually always a pretty young woman that gets the lead roles. 2 movies that depict the male gaze are “Gentlemen prefer blondes” directed by Howard Hawks, and “Repulsion” directed by Roman Polanski. The way that “Gentlemen prefer blondes” depicts the male gaze is that
