Voyeurism

Voyeuristic disorder or voyeurism is a behavior found among the group of sexual disorders called paraphilias. Paraphilias are conditions in which the individual’s sexual arousal and/or gratification depend on fantasizing about or engaging in a sexual behavior which is atypical and sometimes extreme. A paraphilia can revolve around a particular object such as underwear, animals, or children, or a particular act (pain, indecent exposures, etc.). These types of disorders are generally more…

advantageous, yet everybody is commendable in their own right. Three meaningful reasons that corroborate to the contention are: Panem is clearly corrupt because of the drastic differences in the treatment of its citizens. Secondly, the capitol forces voyeurism as a sign of control and power to grasp obedience from their districts. Thirdly, the capitol obliges the citizens of Panem to partake in a brutal…

There are some directors who are well known for the techniques used in certain movies. Example, Michael Bay is known for his use of explosions when he is working on a movie. Then there are the auteurs. An auteur is a director that uses their influence and control of artistic style in a way that becomes their own. This title derived from the French journal by the name of Cahiers de Cinema in the 1950s, however, by 1960, it became well known for filmmakers of the French New Wave (Buckland) of that…

old who is not yet sexual and so his watch is more of an innocent gaze or rather a curious gaze, but the audience sexualizes the scene. For my explanations I will be using the theories of voyeurism and fetishism that Laura Mulvey presents in her article Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema. ( M, L. 1989). Voyeurism according to my understanding is the when you watching someone like an object or image and feeling guilty in the pleasure of watching. Mulvey describes it, as “Peeping Tom, and her…

of Rights and subsequent amendments. This also consists of a right to privacy from government surveillance into an area where a person has a "reasonable expectation of privacy". The criminal voyeurism laws of some states cover "a place where one would have a reasonable expectation of privacy" (Video Voyeurism and Surveillance Laws in the Workplace, 2006). A reasonable expectation of privacy means a place where a reasonable person would believe that he or she could disrobe in privacy, without…

consequences that war has on the people involved. Kathryn Bigelow has directed the two war films, The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty in which she has a very clear style which can be analysed to make meaning of the texts. Both texts explore the idea of voyeurism and are focussed on the battle that the main protagonist has with themselves and others they associate with. Kathryn Bigelow’s style includes challenging the expectations of the audience and exploring the impacts of certain war-related…

world class directors. His two movies rear window (1954) and shadow of a doubt (1943) show clear links and examples to his distinctive style. Hitchcock uses a number of recurring theme and techniques which are easily recognisable. One theme is 'voyeurism' in multiple films. In rear window the film is based off Jeff peering into the lives of his neighbours without them suspecting a thing. We as the audience are also looking into their lives but we only see what Jeff can see, which at time can…

As the rapid development of modernization sweep over developed countries in late 20th and early 21st century, different kind of idea such as fairness between human right is emphasized, like gender fairness. Although visual media often considered to act “largely as a social mirror” (Hummm, 1997: 13or Coppock, 1995:111), films in fact often distort social reality and continue to reflect traditional stereotypical gender constructions(Fol ,2006). In many mainstream films, even in the most lucrative…

Jeffries; and Grace Kelley who played as Lisa Carol Freemont, Jeffries' Manhattan socialite girlfriend. The story surrounded around Jeffries voyeuristic activities to his neighbors while using his telephoto camera lens. Along the process of his voyeurism, he suspected that his neighbor named Lars Thorwald, who was played by Raymond Burr, killed his invalid wife. Together with Lisa and his nurse Stella who was played by Thelma Ritter, they uncovered the murder committed by Thorwald. In "Rear…

do not have any desire to change their behaviors the prognosis for eliminating voyeuristic disorder is gravely poor. Prevention is a prevalent method to reduce voyeurism and guidance regarding behaviors that are culturally acceptable can be used to prevent the development of the paraphilia. Society can assist with the reduction of voyeurism with simple tasks such as closing curtains and dropping their blinds keeping their homes more private. As far as biases are concerned, I have none, there…