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    Male Gaze

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    the gaze‚ as established by psychologists Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan‚ discusses the idea of being the object of a person’s look. When one realizes that he or she is the object of a person’s gaze‚ he or she may experience feelings of anxiety because of the loss of control over one’s own body. In 1999‚ Laura Mulvey builds upon the theory of the gaze in her article “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema” by constructing the concept of a male gaze. Mulvey summarizes the notion of the male gaze as

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    Eye Gaze

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    A TECHNICAL PAPER ON Artificial Intelligence EYE-GAZE COMMUNICATION * Eye gaze human computer interface Submitted by: RAMIREDDY SUBBARAMI REDDY ENGG. COLLEGE Kadanuthala‚ Nellore D.T.‚ A.Saisaran V.Rajeswari 093R1A0533

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    The Male Gaze

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    the ‘male gaze’ has been applied to feminist studies of the media. “One thing I really envy about men‚ ’ a friend once said to me‚ ’is the right to look ’ (Dyer 1982) Johnathan Schroeder posited ‘...to gaze implies more than to look at- it signifies psychological relationship of power‚ in which the gazer is superior to the object of the gaze.(Schroeder‚ 1998)’ Keeping this in mind‚ in Laura Mulvey’s article ‘Visual pleasure and narrative cinema’‚ she proposes that the male gaze is paramount

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    Male Gaze

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    Textual Analysis We see the theory of the male gaze prominently in this scene taken from transformers in which the appealing force is Megan Fox and the character she plays. This is done through the micro-elements in the film and especially the cinematography in this scene. One major area is her style of clothing. We see her in a typical light‚ short skirt and a crop top alongside the tan and curves. This draws the eye of audiences in order to portray her in the light that male audience’s desire

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    American Beauty Essay

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    American Beauty Essay 2 Question (a) A successful film offers an insight into our own society. To what extent do you agree with this statement? Many successful films provide insight into our own society. This is observed in the film ‘American Beauty’ by Sam Mendes‚ which presents us with the idea of the American Dream/Materialism which is also relevant in today’s society. In this essay I will explore this idea by linking our society to what is portrayed in American Beauty‚ along with the aspects

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    American Beauty Psychology

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    As Lester from American Beauty once said‚ “This isn’t life‚ it’s just stuff. And it’s become more important to you than living. Well‚ honey‚ that’s just nuts.” This classic film is replete with themes‚ symbols and motifs‚ but the most noteworthy theme relates to everyday happiness. An individual’s happiness depends on a plethora of psychological factors such as interpersonal relationships as well as individuation and this film explores the psychological aspects that determine happiness (Hewison)

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    Futile American Beauty

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    The American Dream is futile. There is not much point chasing after something that is pointless and unsatisfying once it is thought to be obtained. People thought that the American Dream was a measure of how successful you were in life. If you had a wife‚ two children‚ a nice house‚ two cars and a stable job you were the definition of success. If you didn’t have a few of those things‚ or had none at all‚ then you hadn’t succeeded in your life. That is not the case. Procuring the American Dream does

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    American Beauty Analysis

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    Reflection Paper American Beauty 4/14/2011 American beauty is a quirky film about a middle aged mans rebellion‚ and the live of the people surrounding him. The opening scene shoots over what appears to be the perfect suburbia. Perfect little white houses‚ friendly neighbors‚ the whole nine yards. The question is “Is suburbia perfect. is After watching this film‚ I felt the best way to go about a reflection paper was to do more of a character analysis. In the beginning of the film‚ we are

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    American Beauty American Beauty‚ directed by Sam Mendes‚ exploits the overwhelming misconception of beauty‚ and of how to achieve happiness. The tag line‚ “look closer”‚ prompts viewers to look deeper into the characters and thus into themselves; something that society should also be prompted to do. The characters in American Beauty are not what they appear‚ and throughout the course of the movie‚ reality hits and many realize the life they have been living is somewhat unsatisfactory. Through

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    Debra Nickles WGS 1000: Introduction to Women and Gender Studies December 9‚ 2013 American Notions of Beauty In the U.S. we are surrounded by the images of “beautiful” or what society and media considers “beautiful” to be. The media showcases a particular body type and expects everyone to strive to fulfill that body type but‚ the images of ultra-thin‚ young‚ large breasted‚ white women are far from true. These images we see are either airbrushed‚ computer enhanced or completely false (Shaw

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