In the classical Hollywood area and beyond there is a clear and obvious depiction of the male gaze in film and it has become particularly synonymous with the work of Alfred Hitchcock, most notably in his 1958 film Vertigo. In many of Hitchcock’s films the male gaze is not only evident but is what contributes largely to the storyline. It is used to highlight the importance of the men and objectify woman to only be seen as an object of male desire. This is successfully done in Vertigo through Hitchcock’s creation of strong, masculine, powerful men who play the role of the protagonist while the not as important female characters are dominated and controlled by them.
It is clear in many of Hitchcock’s movies, particularly Vertigo, that he has a fixation with blonde beauties. Hitchcock’s unrealistic impression of woman does not show women as they are, but woman as Hitchcock and other men wished them to be. Scottie is hired to literally …show more content…
He creates the relationship between men and woman as men being the dominate; depicting woman as weak and subjective to manipulation and men as controlling and only using woman for their own personal gain/desire such as Scotty needed Madeline and therefore manipulating Judy to resemble her. The close-up scenes and zooming in on the female figure portrays a clear male gaze, purposely included for male desire and advantage. The masculine and feminine representation of desire are stereotypical in the way of how woman are dressed and act such as Madeline’s grey suit and blonde hair and always allowing Scotty into her life and how men are represented as manipulative when they desire a woman. These issues are still prevalent within society today, and are still consistently advertised within film and
It is clear in many of Hitchcock’s movies, particularly Vertigo, that he has a fixation with blonde beauties. Hitchcock’s unrealistic impression of woman does not show women as they are, but woman as Hitchcock and other men wished them to be. Scottie is hired to literally …show more content…
He creates the relationship between men and woman as men being the dominate; depicting woman as weak and subjective to manipulation and men as controlling and only using woman for their own personal gain/desire such as Scotty needed Madeline and therefore manipulating Judy to resemble her. The close-up scenes and zooming in on the female figure portrays a clear male gaze, purposely included for male desire and advantage. The masculine and feminine representation of desire are stereotypical in the way of how woman are dressed and act such as Madeline’s grey suit and blonde hair and always allowing Scotty into her life and how men are represented as manipulative when they desire a woman. These issues are still prevalent within society today, and are still consistently advertised within film and