What Is The Relationship Between Thelma And Louise Gender
Thelma and Louise
This film attempts to deconstruct gender roles, particularly those associated with women, and redefine a new feminine space outside of patriarchal control The film attempts to do this in a number of ways: generally a male genre because it involves outlaws and fugitives who try to confront the
Establishment ; however, Ridley Scott re-appropriates this genre for female characters who become fugitives after leaving stereotypical feminine roles of wife and waitress, drive a 1966
Thunderbird convertible (an old model which suggests it has been passed down to the women from men who we can assume formerly drove it), and take a route from Arkansas to Mexico that is different from the route that is accepted by male reasoning. The opening credits foreshadow the conclusion or resolution of the film. The opening credit are shot in the desert with the mountains in the distance as the focal point. Traditionally, the desert was the setting for the classic western, a genre with focuses on masculinity and male independence. The mountains in the background which must be overcome or dealt with represent the female …show more content…
taught her.”Thelma and Louise “speak female desire” , while simultaneously mocking Darryl’s ineptitude that left Thelma sexually unfulfilled during years of her marriage.Further, Louise is happy that her best friend has finally been laid properly:“Oh darlin’, I’m so happy for you. That’s great.” Here the women’s “girl talk” mocks standard male “locker room” bragging: Thelma and Louise appreciate and share the intimacy of Thelma’s sexual awakening, bonding in a way that ridicules the macho bravado typical in media depictions of men’s discussions of their sexual
This film attempts to deconstruct gender roles, particularly those associated with women, and redefine a new feminine space outside of patriarchal control The film attempts to do this in a number of ways: generally a male genre because it involves outlaws and fugitives who try to confront the
Establishment ; however, Ridley Scott re-appropriates this genre for female characters who become fugitives after leaving stereotypical feminine roles of wife and waitress, drive a 1966
Thunderbird convertible (an old model which suggests it has been passed down to the women from men who we can assume formerly drove it), and take a route from Arkansas to Mexico that is different from the route that is accepted by male reasoning. The opening credits foreshadow the conclusion or resolution of the film. The opening credit are shot in the desert with the mountains in the distance as the focal point. Traditionally, the desert was the setting for the classic western, a genre with focuses on masculinity and male independence. The mountains in the background which must be overcome or dealt with represent the female …show more content…
taught her.”Thelma and Louise “speak female desire” , while simultaneously mocking Darryl’s ineptitude that left Thelma sexually unfulfilled during years of her marriage.Further, Louise is happy that her best friend has finally been laid properly:“Oh darlin’, I’m so happy for you. That’s great.” Here the women’s “girl talk” mocks standard male “locker room” bragging: Thelma and Louise appreciate and share the intimacy of Thelma’s sexual awakening, bonding in a way that ridicules the macho bravado typical in media depictions of men’s discussions of their sexual