Casino Royale-2006
Films such as casino royale show exactly the opposite representations of women in Domino. In this film women are seen as passive where they do not get their hands dirty and they wear dresses which show alot of cleavage whereas in Domino, Keira Knightly is the complete oppositte. Another difference between Domino and Casino royale and the representation of woman is the fact that in Domino Keira Knightly is an independent woman who doesn't need anyone taking care of her however, In casino royale, Eva Green is represented as very week and dependent on a manly power as she is saved at the end of the film by Daniel Graig (James Bond)
The Godfather-1972
The Godfather is another example of how women used to be represesnted in the 20th century. In this crime drama film, Diane Keaton is seen as the passive wife who loves and takes care of her kids. She tries her best to stay away from trouble and to keep her family away from it too. This is the opposite of Keira Knightly in Domino even though the genre of the two films are the same as unlike Diane Keaton in The Godfather, Keira Knightly finds trouble herself and wants to be involved in that kind of dangerous lifestyle.
Thursday 30 October 2008
Researching other similar texts.
Erin Brokovich-2000
'Erin Brokovich' is a film about an unemployed single mother who is having trouble finding a job. She has also recently been a victim of a failed lwasuit against a doctor in a car accident. Her lawyer provied a job for her as compensation for the loss. Because of her trashy and promesicious clothing, no one takes her seriously nevertheless all this changes when she illegaly investigates a suspicious real estate case involving the Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
In this dramatic film, Julia Roberts almost single-handedly save the day which is already challenging female stereotypes as it is very rare that we see a woman taking a lead role as 'the saviour', their normally the ones being saved. This is significant as it shows the postmordern society we are living in where new ideas of film making have been introduced and different types of films are appreciated by society because before films such as domino and erin brokovich would have been frowned upon as patriarchy and male dominance was very important however, today with the intorduction of the new man and woman being more powerful than ever before films such as these who give woman power and independeance are the new generation of films. We can see this as new films such as Wanted and Mr. and Mrs. Smith as today there are more and more films with female power and equality.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith-2005
This film potrays Angelina Jolie as a very secretive yet violent woman who kills people for a living. This describtion automatically connotes a male however, Angelina Jolie is challlenging nearly all the stereotypes a woman is given as she is not passive yet active, she is not the talkative gossipy type but she is very secretive about er identity. Just like Keira Knightly in Domino, in this film Jokie is always armes with dangerous weapons which could also raise social and politocal issues such as the rse of gun crime in America. Politicians can argue that films such as Mr. And Mrs. Smith and Domino are the reason for the increase of gun crime in America as guns are glorified in these films and being equiped with a gun is portayed as power in these films.
Wanted-2008
Wanted is another movie that stars Angelina Jolie as an assasin. There are more and more films today that represent women as manly, aggressive and deady. The days of a women being a housewife are over, today women take on jobs that men usually do. It can also be argues that the roles of men and women has slightly become more symmetrical and we can see this from the introduction of the new man as it is alright for man to be seen taken care of children and cooking them dinner at home today and women are starting to care more about their careers. We can see the change of gender roles in Wanted as the man is seen as the passive one who doesn't want any trouble whereas the woman ( Jolie) is the one who trains him to become a top assasin.
'Erin Brokovich' is a film about an unemployed single mother who is having trouble finding a job. She has also recently been a victim of a failed lwasuit against a doctor in a car accident. Her lawyer provied a job for her as compensation for the loss. Because of her trashy and promesicious clothing, no one takes her seriously nevertheless all this changes when she illegaly investigates a suspicious real estate case involving the Pacific Gas & Electric Company.
In this dramatic film, Julia Roberts almost single-handedly save the day which is already challenging female stereotypes as it is very rare that we see a woman taking a lead role as 'the saviour', their normally the ones being saved. This is significant as it shows the postmordern society we are living in where new ideas of film making have been introduced and different types of films are appreciated by society because before films such as domino and erin brokovich would have been frowned upon as patriarchy and male dominance was very important however, today with the intorduction of the new man and woman being more powerful than ever before films such as these who give woman power and independeance are the new generation of films. We can see this as new films such as Wanted and Mr. and Mrs. Smith as today there are more and more films with female power and equality.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith-2005
This film potrays Angelina Jolie as a very secretive yet violent woman who kills people for a living. This describtion automatically connotes a male however, Angelina Jolie is challlenging nearly all the stereotypes a woman is given as she is not passive yet active, she is not the talkative gossipy type but she is very secretive about er identity. Just like Keira Knightly in Domino, in this film Jokie is always armes with dangerous weapons which could also raise social and politocal issues such as the rse of gun crime in America. Politicians can argue that films such as Mr. And Mrs. Smith and Domino are the reason for the increase of gun crime in America as guns are glorified in these films and being equiped with a gun is portayed as power in these films.
Wanted-2008
Wanted is another movie that stars Angelina Jolie as an assasin. There are more and more films today that represent women as manly, aggressive and deady. The days of a women being a housewife are over, today women take on jobs that men usually do. It can also be argues that the roles of men and women has slightly become more symmetrical and we can see this from the introduction of the new man as it is alright for man to be seen taken care of children and cooking them dinner at home today and women are starting to care more about their careers. We can see the change of gender roles in Wanted as the man is seen as the passive one who doesn't want any trouble whereas the woman ( Jolie) is the one who trains him to become a top assasin.
More about wider context
Social:
Domino raises a large amount of social issues such as gun crime and drugs. Throughout the film we the contenious use of guns. However, in the beggining we do not see any violence at all but Domino Harvey (Keira Knightly) gets dragged into a world of guns and violence. This could relate to the teenage target audience of this film as they could have had similar experiences.
Also, Gun crime is a rising issue in the United states therefore this film could appeal to alot of american because it is more likely for them to be aware of guns and crimes involving guns. At the same tim ethis film could be aimed at other target audiences from other countries to raise their awareness of the ocial prblems in the United States Of America.
Historical:
Domino is based on a true story and in 1994 Tony Scott, the director, read an article on Domino Harvey a bounty hunter who was one of the few female bounty hunters. He visited where she lived and he asked her for the rights to make a film about her life. She agreed therefore Tony Scott started to research her and her bounty hunter collegues Ed Martinez and Choco. Unfortunatly, Domino died about a month before the release of the film.
This is important as it highlights the films realasim and how authentic it is as Tony Scott did not rely on secondary resources.
A quite old, historical film which underlines women's dependency and power is Erin Brokovich which stars Julie Roberts as an independent single mother who takes issues into her own hands and saves thousands of people by doing so. In the olden days and even the 20th century it was unusual to see a woman taking a lead role and 'saving the day' However today the amount of films that including masculine woman who take a manly, lead role are increasing. An example of this is Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Wanted.
Economical:
The films release was delayed several times however at the end it was released on te 14th October 2005 and in its first weekend, it gained $4,670,120. The film was out in theaters for another 4 weeks and ended up gaining $10,169,202. In foriegn countries, the film gained $12,775,300, therefore overall, worldwide, the film made $22,944,502. Even though that is alot of money, the outcome shows the loss of the film as the estimated budget of the film was $50,000,000.
Political:
Domino raises a large amount of social issues such as gun crime and drugs. Throughout the film we the contenious use of guns. However, in the beggining we do not see any violence at all but Domino Harvey (Keira Knightly) gets dragged into a world of guns and violence. This could relate to the teenage target audience of this film as they could have had similar experiences.
Also, Gun crime is a rising issue in the United states therefore this film could appeal to alot of american because it is more likely for them to be aware of guns and crimes involving guns. At the same tim ethis film could be aimed at other target audiences from other countries to raise their awareness of the ocial prblems in the United States Of America.
Historical:
Domino is based on a true story and in 1994 Tony Scott, the director, read an article on Domino Harvey a bounty hunter who was one of the few female bounty hunters. He visited where she lived and he asked her for the rights to make a film about her life. She agreed therefore Tony Scott started to research her and her bounty hunter collegues Ed Martinez and Choco. Unfortunatly, Domino died about a month before the release of the film.
This is important as it highlights the films realasim and how authentic it is as Tony Scott did not rely on secondary resources.
A quite old, historical film which underlines women's dependency and power is Erin Brokovich which stars Julie Roberts as an independent single mother who takes issues into her own hands and saves thousands of people by doing so. In the olden days and even the 20th century it was unusual to see a woman taking a lead role and 'saving the day' However today the amount of films that including masculine woman who take a manly, lead role are increasing. An example of this is Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Wanted.
Economical:
The films release was delayed several times however at the end it was released on te 14th October 2005 and in its first weekend, it gained $4,670,120. The film was out in theaters for another 4 weeks and ended up gaining $10,169,202. In foriegn countries, the film gained $12,775,300, therefore overall, worldwide, the film made $22,944,502. Even though that is alot of money, the outcome shows the loss of the film as the estimated budget of the film was $50,000,000.
Political:
Friday 24 October 2008
10 point action plan
1. Go to library and research books and magazines
27 october 2008
2. Write more about wider context
28 october 2008
3. More migrain analasis
29 october 2008
4. When analysing clips, include more SHEP
29 october 2008
5. Research on Angelina Jolie
30 october 2008
6. Research other similar texts
31 october 2008
7 Research specific characters and their roles
1 november 2008
8. Research on the history of the institution
2 november 2008
9. Research on different texts
2 november 2008
10. Start a bibleography
3 november 2008
11. Make blog more presentable
3November 2008
27 october 2008
2. Write more about wider context
28 october 2008
3. More migrain analasis
29 october 2008
4. When analysing clips, include more SHEP
29 october 2008
5. Research on Angelina Jolie
30 october 2008
6. Research other similar texts
31 october 2008
7 Research specific characters and their roles
1 november 2008
8. Research on the history of the institution
2 november 2008
9. Research on different texts
2 november 2008
10. Start a bibleography
3 november 2008
11. Make blog more presentable
3November 2008
Evaluation
Self Evaluation
Attainment- 2: i think the level that im working at is very good however there is still room for improvment
Effort- 2: I think that i have been working really hard in my independent study posting a lot of posts.
Punctuality- 2: I am always in lessons and i m always on time however i might have missed some lessons due to illnesses etc.
Submission and quality of homework- 3: I have to admitt i have been given a lot of detentions for handing in my homework late however i have learned from this mistake and right now i am doing a better job in handing it my homework on time.
Ability to work independently- 3: i hate working by myself as i like group work however i do come up with great ideas by myself.
Quality of writing- 2: i think that my writing quality has improved throughout the years and now i right longer essay
Organisation of Media folder- 1: I have a media folder and i believe that it is up to date with everything i need
Oral contributions in class- 1: i contrubute a lot in class answering questions and sharing my ideas to other people in the class
Standard of Module 5 blog- 1: the proof that my med 5 blog is good is the fact that i got a silver for my blog from mr bush
Standard of Module 6 blog- 3: My med 6 blog is not as good as my med 5 blog but i think that is because we have not been asked to do much on their.
Course Evaluation
How well is the course organised - 1: very good organisation and it seems like every lesson is planned and we can see this as mr bush is tellin us what we gonna do in febuary etc.
How intresting is the content that is covered - 2: the independent study is intresting as we are researching something we chose but the med 6 course is quite boring as we have to read alot of stuff from the media guardian
How useful are the handouts - 3: We get a lot of handouts but it seems like the information from the handouts a repeated.
Have the lesson been paced well - 3: The lessons are quite boring and they seem like they go on forever. I would recommend more group work or maybe you should give some time on the computer to research more about our topic than us doing it at home.
What is the standard of the teachers’ presentation/subject knowledge? - 1: You seem like you know your stuff and your presentation style is good because somehow when ever we talk in class we start debate which makes the lesson more fun.
How well has the course met your expectations? - 2: The course met my expectaions as i knew that we were gonna work very hard this as you can see from all the homework you give us but i would like the lessons to be more practical.
Have the extra-curricular events been useful? (eg. Awards Eve.) - 1: The media awards evening helped me alot as it showed me that i my hardwork has been acknowledged and this will automaticaly make me work harder in lessons
Has the Macguffin Blog been useful? - 1: This blog has been more than helpful. I can't imagine me doing this independant study without the macguffin blog.
Three things i like about this course:
www:
The macguffin blog
The amount of self evaluations we do
The media awards
ebi:
More practical work in lessons
More work on independent study in class
We shouldn't get homework every lesson. Don't forget we got other lessons especially sociology where we are doing an independant study as well.
Attainment- 2: i think the level that im working at is very good however there is still room for improvment
Effort- 2: I think that i have been working really hard in my independent study posting a lot of posts.
Punctuality- 2: I am always in lessons and i m always on time however i might have missed some lessons due to illnesses etc.
Submission and quality of homework- 3: I have to admitt i have been given a lot of detentions for handing in my homework late however i have learned from this mistake and right now i am doing a better job in handing it my homework on time.
Ability to work independently- 3: i hate working by myself as i like group work however i do come up with great ideas by myself.
Quality of writing- 2: i think that my writing quality has improved throughout the years and now i right longer essay
Organisation of Media folder- 1: I have a media folder and i believe that it is up to date with everything i need
Oral contributions in class- 1: i contrubute a lot in class answering questions and sharing my ideas to other people in the class
Standard of Module 5 blog- 1: the proof that my med 5 blog is good is the fact that i got a silver for my blog from mr bush
Standard of Module 6 blog- 3: My med 6 blog is not as good as my med 5 blog but i think that is because we have not been asked to do much on their.
Course Evaluation
How well is the course organised - 1: very good organisation and it seems like every lesson is planned and we can see this as mr bush is tellin us what we gonna do in febuary etc.
How intresting is the content that is covered - 2: the independent study is intresting as we are researching something we chose but the med 6 course is quite boring as we have to read alot of stuff from the media guardian
How useful are the handouts - 3: We get a lot of handouts but it seems like the information from the handouts a repeated.
Have the lesson been paced well - 3: The lessons are quite boring and they seem like they go on forever. I would recommend more group work or maybe you should give some time on the computer to research more about our topic than us doing it at home.
What is the standard of the teachers’ presentation/subject knowledge? - 1: You seem like you know your stuff and your presentation style is good because somehow when ever we talk in class we start debate which makes the lesson more fun.
How well has the course met your expectations? - 2: The course met my expectaions as i knew that we were gonna work very hard this as you can see from all the homework you give us but i would like the lessons to be more practical.
Have the extra-curricular events been useful? (eg. Awards Eve.) - 1: The media awards evening helped me alot as it showed me that i my hardwork has been acknowledged and this will automaticaly make me work harder in lessons
Has the Macguffin Blog been useful? - 1: This blog has been more than helpful. I can't imagine me doing this independant study without the macguffin blog.
Three things i like about this course:
www:
The macguffin blog
The amount of self evaluations we do
The media awards
ebi:
More practical work in lessons
More work on independent study in class
We shouldn't get homework every lesson. Don't forget we got other lessons especially sociology where we are doing an independant study as well.
Monday 20 October 2008
Self Assessment Work
A01-
My research is full of migrain analysis of videos that relate to my study such as trailers and clips from the film therefore i thijnk i have done very well in my A01. I think that i have done well here because i have some experience with using MIGRAIN as i have been using it throughtout last year for Bullet Boy, Kidulthood, BFC and most importantly in my med 1 analysing posters, films, music videos etc. Eventhough i have done a migrain analasis on lots of videos such as the trailer of Domino and Wanted, i will need to analyse them with more depth for example when i was analysing the Domino trailer, i have talked alot about the media language and the presentation of woman in the trailer, however, i did not talk about the institution or the ideology or the narrative. I will improve in these parts with a little bit of more research on my study.
A02-
To be honest I am struggling in A02 as i find it hard to research on the political, economic and social factors of SHEP however i did talk about the history of the film and the overall story of it. I will go about covering these factors of the wider context by going on websites such as media guardian, guardian film review and rotton tomatoes. I briefly talked about the current zeitgeist but i did not mention the word. I talk about the male gaze which is growing in todays world however i will need to show my understanding of the zeitgeist more in my blog and link it to my study.
A05-
I have a title and hypothesis in my blog and it's basically about how woman challenge stereotypes in movies such as Domino. My research has mainly from the internet which is partialy good as the internet has become very important in the 21st century filled with information that is useful for me however i am working on using more books and magazines in my research to enhance my independent study. I also got reviews on my blog from rotton tomatoes and the guardian film reviews talking about Domino. However, i will need to find more criticism and qoutes which are relevent to my study and research.
SYNOPTIC ABILTY-
I have included alot of previous knowlegde in my blog such as MIGRAIN and narrative theories like the male gaze because my study is about woman and how they do not always follow the stereotypes of woman such as being being used for male appeal and sex objects. I will need to talk more about the uses and gratification theory as it will be relevent for me to research on how the audience of Domino will react to the film and if it will dramatically change the rle of woman in upcoming films.
CRITICAL AUTONOMY-
This whole study i am doing is based on my independent work and the new ideas i bring across and i think i have done that quite well so far in my analasis of videos and posters. Even though i need my own critical autonomy, i will also need a lot secondary resource such as reviews and articles to help me understand my topic a bit more.
QUALITY OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATION-
I think that my work is well presented with lots of good media terminology and i also have three blogs to make it easier for me and my pears to look through my work without getting confused. One thing i need to start doing is spell chacking my work as when i look back i see lots of spelling mistakes which makes it harder for people to understand the point i am putting across.
My research is full of migrain analysis of videos that relate to my study such as trailers and clips from the film therefore i thijnk i have done very well in my A01. I think that i have done well here because i have some experience with using MIGRAIN as i have been using it throughtout last year for Bullet Boy, Kidulthood, BFC and most importantly in my med 1 analysing posters, films, music videos etc. Eventhough i have done a migrain analasis on lots of videos such as the trailer of Domino and Wanted, i will need to analyse them with more depth for example when i was analysing the Domino trailer, i have talked alot about the media language and the presentation of woman in the trailer, however, i did not talk about the institution or the ideology or the narrative. I will improve in these parts with a little bit of more research on my study.
A02-
To be honest I am struggling in A02 as i find it hard to research on the political, economic and social factors of SHEP however i did talk about the history of the film and the overall story of it. I will go about covering these factors of the wider context by going on websites such as media guardian, guardian film review and rotton tomatoes. I briefly talked about the current zeitgeist but i did not mention the word. I talk about the male gaze which is growing in todays world however i will need to show my understanding of the zeitgeist more in my blog and link it to my study.
A05-
I have a title and hypothesis in my blog and it's basically about how woman challenge stereotypes in movies such as Domino. My research has mainly from the internet which is partialy good as the internet has become very important in the 21st century filled with information that is useful for me however i am working on using more books and magazines in my research to enhance my independent study. I also got reviews on my blog from rotton tomatoes and the guardian film reviews talking about Domino. However, i will need to find more criticism and qoutes which are relevent to my study and research.
SYNOPTIC ABILTY-
I have included alot of previous knowlegde in my blog such as MIGRAIN and narrative theories like the male gaze because my study is about woman and how they do not always follow the stereotypes of woman such as being being used for male appeal and sex objects. I will need to talk more about the uses and gratification theory as it will be relevent for me to research on how the audience of Domino will react to the film and if it will dramatically change the rle of woman in upcoming films.
CRITICAL AUTONOMY-
This whole study i am doing is based on my independent work and the new ideas i bring across and i think i have done that quite well so far in my analasis of videos and posters. Even though i need my own critical autonomy, i will also need a lot secondary resource such as reviews and articles to help me understand my topic a bit more.
QUALITY OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATION-
I think that my work is well presented with lots of good media terminology and i also have three blogs to make it easier for me and my pears to look through my work without getting confused. One thing i need to start doing is spell chacking my work as when i look back i see lots of spelling mistakes which makes it harder for people to understand the point i am putting across.
Tuesday 14 October 2008
How i can improve my presentation
WWW:
Good body language
excelent eye contact
Evidence of A03.2 shown
excelent knowledge of text
Involved the audience
Confidance
EBI
try getting people to do something while watching the videos
Less text in powerpoint
More info about wider context
Economic factors
Speel check presentation
Highlight main things
Talk about theory
Lk at oppositional readings of strip scene
Good body language
excelent eye contact
Evidence of A03.2 shown
excelent knowledge of text
Involved the audience
Confidance
EBI
try getting people to do something while watching the videos
Less text in powerpoint
More info about wider context
Economic factors
Speel check presentation
Highlight main things
Talk about theory
Lk at oppositional readings of strip scene
Friday 3 October 2008
Domino Reviews
Why would the owners of Las Vegas' Stratosphere want to see their high-rise landmark blown up onscreen? That such an event climaxes this helter-skelter biopic, however fictionalized, is merely the most unsettling of the numerous dislocations evident in "Domino," Tony Scott's aggressively grungy look at the life of the late femme bounty hunter Domino Harvey. Subject's novelty value and Keira Knightley in her first bad-ass role will provide some draw, but pic is satisfying neither as character study nor as straight-ahead actioner. Result is a between-the-cracks entertainment that might accrue a limited devoted fan base but appears destined for middling biz overall. (rotten tomatoes)
Scott, who can make films as slick as they come, goes the opposite way this time, using a grab-bag of extreme techniques that gives the picture a look as rough as its milieu. Often dousing scenes in a putrid shade of green and seemingly deliberately obscuring actors' eyes, Scott and lenser Dan Mindel create a collage effect by mixing formats, film stocks, levels of saturation, abrupt camera moves and anything else they can think of that might be perceived as edgy. Mostly, however, it's downright ugly, with color combos suggesting high toxicity quotients.(rotten tomatoes)
However annoying it can be to hear a native Brit saying "ass" instead of "arse" - or even having a go at "butt" - there are times when only the American word sounds right. Here to prove that is Keira Knightley, who has swapped her Jane Austen bonnets for some transfer tattoos, playing Domino Harvey, daughter of movie idol Laurence Harvey.Director Tony Scott's macho-sentimental tribute to Harvey neglects to mention her real-life drug problem, which contributed to her death in June this year after the movie was complete - discovered dead in her apartment due to a painkiller overdose, while awaiting trial for dealing narcotics. The omission of drugs is therefore all the more glaring and embarrassing, and Scott simply slaps an unexplained tribute on the closing credits, dedicating his film to her "memory". But what precisely is being remembered? And why? It's not a straight biopic but apparently a selective, fictionalised account of events which are of limited interest in the first place. The result is a chaotic, violent and baffling action thriller without shape or perspective, in which every frame has been cranked up with flashy editing and boiling cinematography.(guardian film reviews)
Scott, who can make films as slick as they come, goes the opposite way this time, using a grab-bag of extreme techniques that gives the picture a look as rough as its milieu. Often dousing scenes in a putrid shade of green and seemingly deliberately obscuring actors' eyes, Scott and lenser Dan Mindel create a collage effect by mixing formats, film stocks, levels of saturation, abrupt camera moves and anything else they can think of that might be perceived as edgy. Mostly, however, it's downright ugly, with color combos suggesting high toxicity quotients.(rotten tomatoes)
However annoying it can be to hear a native Brit saying "ass" instead of "arse" - or even having a go at "butt" - there are times when only the American word sounds right. Here to prove that is Keira Knightley, who has swapped her Jane Austen bonnets for some transfer tattoos, playing Domino Harvey, daughter of movie idol Laurence Harvey.Director Tony Scott's macho-sentimental tribute to Harvey neglects to mention her real-life drug problem, which contributed to her death in June this year after the movie was complete - discovered dead in her apartment due to a painkiller overdose, while awaiting trial for dealing narcotics. The omission of drugs is therefore all the more glaring and embarrassing, and Scott simply slaps an unexplained tribute on the closing credits, dedicating his film to her "memory". But what precisely is being remembered? And why? It's not a straight biopic but apparently a selective, fictionalised account of events which are of limited interest in the first place. The result is a chaotic, violent and baffling action thriller without shape or perspective, in which every frame has been cranked up with flashy editing and boiling cinematography.(guardian film reviews)
Analysing strip scene
This is one of the scenes where Keira Knightly finally meets the stereotypes of women in films. She is scene as as sexually active 'bitch', as the spanish gangster refers to her, and she entertains the male gaze by taking of her clothes and given a lapdance.
The first thing that catches me in this scene is the non digetic sound of the heart beat while Keira Knightly is facing all the men with the guns. The heartbeats emphasise the amount of pressure Keira is in and the atmosphere in the room. The non digetic sound of the hearbeat is then backed by loud, nervous shouting by the men whilst Keira, the only women in the scene was calm and quite. This shows that even though she meets the stereotypes of woman in this scene by appearing as sexually active, she also challenges stereotypes at the same time as she is, unlike the men, very calm in a very dangerous sitauation. Women are known to scream and shout when scared however in this scene Tony Scott swaps the role of the men and the women as they are the ones who are shouting anxiously.
When Keira Knightly is confronting the men, she sounds very masculine and strong with sharp sentences, however this is not parralel to her tone of voice as the narrator as she sounds very girly with a slightly squeky, feminine voice. This could imply the fact that she has to change to impress the men. This is a change in gender roles as the man is known to be trying to impress a girl however in this scene Keira Knightly is talking with a manly voice, carrying guns and smoking to impress the oppositte sex. The mese en scne also backs up my point as she is holding a shot gun a shot gun compared to what the men are holding(hand guns) just so she can feel powerful. In this scene and most of the film, Keria Knightly is always scene with a gun and that connotes her eagerness to be powerful and the fact that she has to have a phalic sympol by her side just so she can feel strong and powerful. Throughout this film, Tony Scott makes sure that Keira challenges the stereotypes given to women however he always reminds the audience that Keira Knightley is still feminine and passivly weak. In the non digetic sound of the narrator, Keira refers to herself as a 'naughty girl' instead of a mature woman as it reminds the audience that she is still no match to the men in the scene and leads them to sympethise with her whilst the whole point of the film is to make the audience see her as an indepedent strong woman.
In this film keira Knightley has a very short haircut which suggests her masculinity however the fact that she has hair covering her eyes, she is represented as a very dark individual who is not that confident.This goes well with the darkness of the setting as it potrays her dark and evil personality. She is less and less represented as a woman in this scene as the cigerrette she is smoking connotes the ideology of rebeliousness which is mostly linked with ludacris men. She is also represented as a slut as she offers to give a stranger a lapdance and the dialogue of the man is very insulting to her quoting 'take off your clothes bitch'she still strip and gives him a lapdance which could mean to things, eather she is a whore or she is just a workaholic desperate for information to persue her missions as a bounty hunter.
The first thing that catches me in this scene is the non digetic sound of the heart beat while Keira Knightly is facing all the men with the guns. The heartbeats emphasise the amount of pressure Keira is in and the atmosphere in the room. The non digetic sound of the hearbeat is then backed by loud, nervous shouting by the men whilst Keira, the only women in the scene was calm and quite. This shows that even though she meets the stereotypes of woman in this scene by appearing as sexually active, she also challenges stereotypes at the same time as she is, unlike the men, very calm in a very dangerous sitauation. Women are known to scream and shout when scared however in this scene Tony Scott swaps the role of the men and the women as they are the ones who are shouting anxiously.
When Keira Knightly is confronting the men, she sounds very masculine and strong with sharp sentences, however this is not parralel to her tone of voice as the narrator as she sounds very girly with a slightly squeky, feminine voice. This could imply the fact that she has to change to impress the men. This is a change in gender roles as the man is known to be trying to impress a girl however in this scene Keira Knightly is talking with a manly voice, carrying guns and smoking to impress the oppositte sex. The mese en scne also backs up my point as she is holding a shot gun a shot gun compared to what the men are holding(hand guns) just so she can feel powerful. In this scene and most of the film, Keria Knightly is always scene with a gun and that connotes her eagerness to be powerful and the fact that she has to have a phalic sympol by her side just so she can feel strong and powerful. Throughout this film, Tony Scott makes sure that Keira challenges the stereotypes given to women however he always reminds the audience that Keira Knightley is still feminine and passivly weak. In the non digetic sound of the narrator, Keira refers to herself as a 'naughty girl' instead of a mature woman as it reminds the audience that she is still no match to the men in the scene and leads them to sympethise with her whilst the whole point of the film is to make the audience see her as an indepedent strong woman.
In this film keira Knightley has a very short haircut which suggests her masculinity however the fact that she has hair covering her eyes, she is represented as a very dark individual who is not that confident.This goes well with the darkness of the setting as it potrays her dark and evil personality. She is less and less represented as a woman in this scene as the cigerrette she is smoking connotes the ideology of rebeliousness which is mostly linked with ludacris men. She is also represented as a slut as she offers to give a stranger a lapdance and the dialogue of the man is very insulting to her quoting 'take off your clothes bitch'she still strip and gives him a lapdance which could mean to things, eather she is a whore or she is just a workaholic desperate for information to persue her missions as a bounty hunter.
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