Cinematic representation and the Gendering of the Gaze
- (Page 20)The film is structured around a main controlling character, which is often male
- This becomes gendered when the camera is aligned with the gaze of the male protagonist
- The signifying function of woman as object and the man as observer in cinematic forms
- Page 19: “In a world ordered by sexual imbalance, pleasure in looking has been split between active/male and passive/female.”