In the extract seen of this film it gives clear examples of challenging traditional stereotypes. The extract starts with a baby crying and there are 2 men there not knowing what to do. One of the men heads to the supermarket looking for baby food and asks a woman working in there for help. These are good examples of challenging traditional stereotypes because it shows that the men need a woman’s help in both situations because. It shows that they know nothing about babies where as woman do and that they need the help of a woman challenging the traditional male stereotype.
3. Pretty Woman:- Representation of the female body?
In the opening extract of pretty woman it shows a clear representation of the female body. The film opens with a close up of the prostitute getting ready to go out. It shows a stereotype of a female because she has blonde hair, good body and sexy clothes. This portrays her as a sex icon. When she is out a rich man drives by asking for directions and she uses her looks to get him to pay her for directions by leaning her bum on the window. This shows that men are attracted to all stereotypical women. It is challenging because the man is actually a gentlemen where as the woman is at a lower class and is rude towards him. When the woman gets in the flashy car she is the one telling him how to drive it and she end s up driving it for him. This is a challenging aspect because stereotypical men are shown to know lots about cars whereas women know nothing. Overall this extract plays along with the stereotypical woman but does challenge it.
4. Fight Club:- How are men represented? Representation of male body?
In the extract of Fight Club it represents men as typical stereotypes. It shows this when you see 2 men fighting for no reason but just for a hobby and for there own amusement showing that men enjoy violence. It shows that when they fight they are very competitive in what they do and really want to win. When they are at Fight Club there is a lot of swearing and smoking portraying a typical male stereotype. The representation of men is very stereotypical when you see all of them with their tops off and that they all are very muscular. There are some challenging aspects when you see just normal men that aren’t typical stereotypes fighting at fight club. Overall the representation of men in fight is very stereotypical towards the male of today.
5. Thelma and Louise:- How does the representation of women challenge the dominant ideology?
In the extract of Thelma and Louise it challenges the typical stereotype of a female in many aspects. At the beginning of the extract it shows a policeman being held hostage by 2 women and they are in control of him, telling him what to do. The cop then starts crying as the women put him in the boot of his own car. The 2 females are shown with dirt all over them and all scruffy. This challenges the dominant ideology of a female because the typical female stereotype would normally be in control by a male and would tend to look very attractive and neat. It also shows that the 2 women are the bad guys and that they can cope through life without men challenging the dominant ideology in a way that in real life woman need men and normally are innocent and harmless.
6. Mrs Doubtfire:- Representation of gender
In the extract of Mrs Doubtfire it challenges the representation of a male at the beginning. It is challenging because the man cooks and cleans in his apartment and he loves to be with his children. This is challenging because the typical male stereotype would never clean or cook and would rather go out all the time than be with his children. When the children are at home the mother asks them what dress to wear out so she can look very sexy towards the opposite sex supporting the typical stereotype of a woman. Mrs Doubtfire the nanny suggests that she wears a far more traditional dress that would be more appropriate to her taste. This also supports the stereotype of an old person.