Laura Mulvey

While Neale tried to argue that the elements Laura Mulvey considered in relation to images of woman could be considered in relation to images as well, he did agree with her basic premise that the spectatorial look in mainstream cinema is male. “It is one of the fundamental reasons why the erotic elements…

narrative cinema, it was narrative cinema that directly followed in the footsteps of Méliès’ The Wonderful Living Fan(Méliès, 1904) and therefore adapted his same approach to Narrative cinema. Much like Méliès’s main character in the film, the conjuror, Mulvey explains how the male protagonist in Narrative films “is free to command the stage, a stage of spatial illusion in which he articulates the look and creates the action” (204). The protagonist is essentially an adoption of the conjuror, as…

challenges the female body, in order to create a memorable performance or cinematic film. These specific themes will link to the artist Ana Mendieta, through examining her works ‘Rape Scene’ and ‘Death of a chicken’. There will also be mentions of Laura Mulvey’s theory behind the male gaze, which also links to the film ‘Irreversible’ starring Monica Bellucci. Many other aspects will be discussed in this essay such as; Details about Mendieta herself and the…

depicited in this way? What does this domination also say about Bec as a caregiver? According to Laura Mulvey in Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema, there is the need for an active and passive character in film. Historically, the passive character was female and the dominant character was male, positioning the two in an erotic relationship. However, due to the necessity of the active and…

Play It As It Lays: Life Unscripted Joan Didion writes Play It As It Lays in a satirical way about the Hollywood lifestyle. As it is tantalizing the mind, to think that Hollywood is full of people who have problems of drinking, drug abuse, and sex, which is undeniably happening in the most era of the Hollywood lifestyle since the day one. Fame, success and pouring fortune are hard to handle, practically for anyone who deals with the hazardous lifestyle of Hollywood where relationship does not…

People are unaware of what is being presented to them through the media unless they analyze the significance behind the script. Further deconstructing the media’s script such as television, the most pervasive form of media, will surely summon the point that media is fundamental in creating the social norms. In addition, gender roles are being surfaced through many television shows, and stereotypes are distorted excessively among these shows. Two and a Half Men encompasses and enforces both…

What is considered as the term ‘the gaze' can be constructed of how a society views individuals or even a group of individuals of the same qualities. An individual's perception can affect the functionality of society and civilisation. By assessing the gaze, we can determine how groups of individuals will be treated. It is common that the different groups of minorities that make up society, for example- homosexuals, will stand out of the ‘norms' that make up our everyday lives which can, in turn,…

behind power is visibility and non verifiability. Mulvey’s article utilizes a psychoanalysis theory as a "political weapon" to discover how the patriarchal consciousness of society ultimately embodies our film watching experience and cinema itself. Mulvey argues that the attraction and popularity of Hollywood films reinforces pre-existing social patterns of fascination and her focus is on pleasure in seeing. She argues that narrative films in Hollywood use women in order to provide a pleasurable…

For decades the American film industry has discriminated against minorities. There has been some progress in the war for equality with the civil rights movement and the election of our first black president. However, perpetual prejudice and subtle racism has plagued our society and is still very much prevalent in today’s filming industry. According to my article source, the film industry is a specific reasons these ideologies are still around today. These ideologies are however very covert and…

Everything is political. Even when looking at a light hearted comedy, there are political elements that engulf the film. “Cinema/Ideology/Criticism” by Cornolli and Narboni explains this. An example is women’s representation in the film. If a director and writer follow the norms of female characters, it shows that they agree with the status quo of how a pop culture sees women. They did not make a political statement, but it is shown in their actions. A political theme across our films and…