Reframing the Male Gaze

The film ‘The Hunger Games’ is a great example on the re-framing of the male gaze as the main protagonist, Katniss Everdeen, played by Jennifer Lawrence volunteers in the place of her sister, Primrose, to participate in a tournament with those involved being forced to fight to the death until one remains. She is shown to be non-passive for doing this as in most films, the women is portrayed as weak as well as showing a lack of courage. Throughout the film, her character and female side characters break the stereotype of being visually sexual as Katniss wears neutral tones of clothing, not to mention it being concealing and loose. within the film, Katniss is shown to be able to be independent and able to handle herself in intense situations as not only does she save herself, but also male competitors which breaks the notion of women being dependent on men as well as men being their protectors.