The male gaze theory was first introduced by Laura Muvley. This theory implies that cinema audiences look at films in two different ways. One way being voyeuristically and another being fetishistically. According to Mulvey, this is a patriarchal society. This means that it recognizes the male gender and the sexuality of men as the dominant norm. The media offers a system of representation based on the male pleasure of ‘looking’ – an erotic realm using the language and images of the patriarchal culture. It satisfies and reinforces the masculine ego and represses the desires of women.
Here are some examples of male gaze theory:
Transformers:
This picture below is a good example of male gaze theory because they use the character Megan fox in this film as more of an object and the character is seen as eye candy.
Mission impossible:
This is arguably another example of male gaze theory because of the way this character is portrayed in some scenes. This character is not portrayed as an object like Megan fox is in Transformers as she has a role in the film that effects the plot.
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