Activity 1
Activity 2
Captain America – Transformation Scene
Before Captain America’s transformation he was a skinny kid with no muscle. The transformation made him taller and stronger. Before the transformation he looked like a child but after it he looked like a man. Before the transformation nobody really noticed him but after it he can walk into a room and be the centre of attention. Also after it woman come onto him more as he is a war hero and has a much better body.
C.J. Parker – Baywatch
This is a screenshot from a scene in Baywatch. This is the perfect example of the male gaze as the shot shows us what Ronnie is looking at and how he views C.J. Throughout the film C.J. is continuously shown through the male gaze viewpoint.
Activity 3
I think that The Fault in Our Stars is a good example of modern filmmakers attempting to take a less sexist and more female centric. The film is about two cancer-afflicted teens that meet at a cancer support group. They both share the same acerbic wit and a love of books. The director, Josh Boone, is male; this shows us that male directors are trying to change the stereotypical female actress and are trying to make characters in films more relatable to the average person.
The reason I think this movie is a good example of modern filmmakers producing a film that is less sexist and more female centric is because the film is a romance/drama and would normally be most sexist and show woman from a male perspective The Fault in Our Stars does not. The movie shows that people love for personality instead of looks. As the two lovers both have cancer they both understand what each other are going through and both know that they do not know what will happen, however they both have an uplift mood and try to make the most of time they have together. They both have fun and laugh a lot however there are still sad parts in the film. I think this helps us to remember that life is not always perfect and bad stuff happens; including this in the film makes it more like real life and less like a perfect movie. This helps us relate to the characters more so we make a stronger emotional attachment to the characters, which makes the film more impactful to the audience.