have been talking about God and topics that are more controversial in society. I read the book He’s a Stud‚ She’s a Slut‚ and 49 Other Double Standards Every Woman Should Know by Jessica Valenti. This book was easy to read with Valenti’s short essays and thoughts on modern feminism‚ stereotypes‚ and heightening one’s awareness to pervasive myths about women. Double standards are nothing new. Women deal with them every day. Take the common truism that women who sleep around are sluts while men are
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From the argument which Connor presents it is evident that the narrative elements of Double Indemnity can be described as “a product of the period.” This is due to the fact that the narrative elements of murder‚ sexual desire and greed can be described as a visual representation of the attempt to grapple with the rise of Fascism in Europe. So
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War II. Neo-noir films pay a great deal less attention to social commentary. Like film noir of the past‚ neo-noir elevates style over narrative; however‚ the genre has seen significant changes in regards to narrative‚ the disappearance of the femme fatale‚ and the prevalence of onscreen violence due to shifting cultural tides. In observing examples of film noir and its contemporary version‚ neo-noir‚ it is clear several elements in regards to the style and overall “feel” of these films have
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WOMEN The quintessential femme fatale of film noir uses her sexual attractiveness and ruthless cunning to manipulate men in order to gain power‚ independence‚ money‚ or all three at once. She rejects the conventional roles of devoted wife and loving mother that mainstream society prescribes for women‚ and in the end her transgression of social norms leads to her own destruction and the destruction of the men who are attracted to her. Film noir’s portrayal of the femme fatale‚ therefore‚ would seem
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figure in the world of mythology‚ plots out the points through which every heroic character of literature has trodden. The women of film noir can be found to place their feet in these holes. Taking one for example- the quintessential femme fatale of Double Indemnity‚ Phyllis Dietrichson. According to Campbell‚ the hero begins in the ordinary world‚ then has a call to adventure that brings him to the extraordinary world- he may rejects the call and has to ask a mentor for assistance. After this optional
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hardboiled detective novel is no exception to that rule‚ hiding and nursing his damaged past and secrets through bottles of hard liquor. Complementing the his state of perpetual pain is the femme fatale‚ whose destructive tendencies exacerbate the woes of those around her. More often than not‚ the femme fatale serves a dual purpose of catalyzing the devastating events of the plot while providing a source of sexualized excitement for the audience. She is beautiful‚ but deadly‚ yet damaged in her own
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reception of noir based characters in that it brought the vice and scandal of the femme fatale into a setting of a domestic home life” (Ricci). The Femme Fatale (The Fatal Female) was created during this time period of Film Noir also‚ and broke the typical pure‚ innocent feminine mold. She often uses sex and feminine charms to manipulate men and usually destroys the men she uses. We see this first hand in the film “Double Indemnity”. She facilitates her plot by using her feminine charms and seductive nature
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Compare the messages and values about women in your two chosen films ‘Double Indemnity’ (1944‚ Wilder) is a classic interpretation of a Film Noir. It was set in 1938‚ when society had not been impacted by the changes in female roles. In opposition‚ ‘L.A. Confidential’ (1997‚ Hanson)‚ was set in the 1950s‚ when the perceptions of women were being altered dramatically‚ on an upward spiral. ‘L.A. Confidential’ is additionally‚ considered to be a retro-Noir film‚ where elements are developed and influenced
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Do you agree with the view that the double standards of Victorian morality had seen no significant change by the end of the 19th century? (40 marks) The double standards morality suggested that men and women could get away with different things and had different rights within marriage and their lives. There is debate about whether the status of women and their rights had changed by the end of the 19th century. Areas which showed the clear double standards between men and women include: divorce law
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To what extent is Laura Mulvey’s article Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema’ true to the representation of women in film noir? Feminism is a social progress that has had a large impact on film theory. Cinema is said to be taken by feminists as a medium which represents myths about women and their femininity and men and their masculinity. Previous feminist theory has been focussed on stereotypes of women particularly in film (Rosen‚ 1973) In her article Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema’
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