In this paper, I propose that contemporary action movies portray the negative stereotype that women are not as important as the men in the world. In order to prove this point, I will examine the movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. I will do so by examining this movie visually, through the types of clothing the character wear, the type of superpower the woman has, the amount of screen time for women, and through the camera angles shown throughout the movie. I will also examine this movie contextually through the storyline of the movie, if the woman is a sidekick or not, and if she dies. Finally, I will analyze this movie aurally through the vocal timbre of the music and the change in music if any when the woman is present.
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By showing on the big screen that women are not as important as men, it reinforces this idea to everyone in the audience, young and old. This is how and why this idea of women not being as important as men formed and continues to stay around today, because of the constant reinforcement of it in the movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. This movie and others similar to it also happen to be the most popular with the younger crowd, which is even worse because this idea is being shown to them at a young age, so they learn to think that this is ok to do. Not only does this movie reinforce this stereotype to young eyes, but it also reinforces it to women, especially young women. When young women see this and see how Wonder Woman isn’t in the movie as often as the male characters, and that she doesn’t have as cool of a suit and as cool of weapons as their male counterparts, they will start to think in their mind that they are not as important as men. As a result of this thought in their minds, they will start to harm themselves, physically and mentally, by thinking poorly of themselves, or even potentially causing physical harm because they believe they can’t accomplish anything in the world because men will always beat them at whatever it may
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By showing on the big screen that women are not as important as men, it reinforces this idea to everyone in the audience, young and old. This is how and why this idea of women not being as important as men formed and continues to stay around today, because of the constant reinforcement of it in the movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. This movie and others similar to it also happen to be the most popular with the younger crowd, which is even worse because this idea is being shown to them at a young age, so they learn to think that this is ok to do. Not only does this movie reinforce this stereotype to young eyes, but it also reinforces it to women, especially young women. When young women see this and see how Wonder Woman isn’t in the movie as often as the male characters, and that she doesn’t have as cool of a suit and as cool of weapons as their male counterparts, they will start to think in their mind that they are not as important as men. As a result of this thought in their minds, they will start to harm themselves, physically and mentally, by thinking poorly of themselves, or even potentially causing physical harm because they believe they can’t accomplish anything in the world because men will always beat them at whatever it may