Essay plan
To what extend does 'Fast and the Furious 7' reinforces gender stereotypes and how does this differ from Catwomen?
Introduction (250 words)
· Question: Gender representation. Are they negative, positive or both?
· Although feminists have progressed in society, the media still shows audiences negative representations for women, however are positive for men.
· Clearly seen in Fast and furious 7 – audiences can be influenced by this
· ‘Image is power, image is superefficient’ (Cameron Russel: looks aren’t everything believe me I’m a model) – refer to Catwoman. Her image is powerful etc.
· FF7 – women are seen as sex objects – pleasure for men
· Historical text
· This essay will explore how gender representations are reinforced in fast and furious 7 and how this differs from Catwoman
Paragraph 2 (150 words)
First historical text – ‘The colour purple
· In this paragraph I will talk about my historical text and how it has similarities and differences to my original media text – Fast and furious 7
· What were the roles of women and men back then? How is this presented in ‘The colour purple’
· This can be linked to feminism – say how
· Some reference to Catwoman – say how she is seen as powerful but in a seductive way
Theories:
· Dominant representations
· Patriarchy
· Dominant ideologies
· Male gaze – Mulvey
· Levi Strauss – binary oppositions: Masculine VS feminine – Expectations of women in the past was to be feminine, however, the character of Letty in The fast and furious 7 challenges this dominate expectations by embracing her power
Quotes:
Paragraph 3 (200 words)
Second historical text – ‘All about my mother’
· The representation of women and men is different in both media texts – say how
· Textual analysis
· Compare to fast and furious 7
· Connotations & denotations?
Theories:
· Stuart hall – Oppositional reading
· Perkins: Stereotypes are not always negative – could use for FF7
Quotes:
Paragraph 4 – Primary text
Fast and furious 7
· Textual analysis - paragrapgh on this
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Another paragraph on this: Issues/debates: Representation and stereotyping, Ownership and control, Media technology and the digital revolution, The effect of globalisation on the media – expand on each point
Quotes:
· ‘Previous research shows that few women hold positions of power and importance on screen’
· Women’s faces and bodies have been advertised all over the media and is portrayed in a dirty way. For example, a woman is seen on the front page of a burger advertisement, her mouth is wide open and the long burger is opposite to her mouth, symbolising a male’s private part - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcpBFFClymY
· women are often stereotyped and sexualized when they are depicted in popular content
· ‘Rich, masculine, hot, sexy, Mac Mach, Perfect’
· ‘In the media, they have become increasingly lean and muscular’
Paragraph 5 – Secondary text
Catwoman
The movie Catwoman contradicts my issue about how females are portrayed as sex objects in the media. Patience, the main protagonist, is seen as dominant and powerful; however she is represented in a seductive way, showing that the progress of feminism has not been that successful.
· Textual analysis
Quotes:
Theories –
· Male gaze – Laura Mulvey
· Dyer – stereotyping and power – those with power stereotype those with less power
· Medhurst – stereotyping – Shorthand – fighting scene
Paragraph 6 –
This section will answer the question - To what extend does 'Fast and the Furious 7' reinforces gender stereotypes and how does this differ from Catwomen?
· Fast and the furious 7 reinforces gender stereotypes and does this negatively. Whereas Catwoman does not, although the main protagonist is presented seductively…. ELABORATE…..
Quotes:
Paragraph 7 – This paragraph will talk about the ideas of feminism
· What they believe in
· Are they progressing in society? Yes or no? Use quotes to back this up
Paragraph 8 – Conclusion
· Sum up my argument – Are these stereotypes negative or positive? elaborate
· How does this have an impact on audiences?
· Are they being influenced by it? How?