After watching Halloween I began to think about how in most films or TV shows women are always shown as the weaker power compared to men. In the movie we saw the main targets are women especially naked women for some reason or another but we never see a man be killed but once. Halloween was a very stereotypical kind of movie in regards to the content of all the scenes. The girls are young and” attractive” (of that time). The only parental role models you see of the girls are there fathers but never there mothers. The killer Mike Myers is a male which shows in a weird way a strong power. You rarely see a movie that portrays women as killers unless she is messed up in the head but not as a killer because the killer roles in most cases are males not females.
In other movies especially Disney movies you always have stereotypical women as princesses, queens, or homemakers. Think about Beauty in the Beast, Aladdin, The little Mermaid, and so on. All those movies had young women characters that never had a mother role model. They also portray a male character that is forceful and strong in each one. They are all given away for marriage by the permission of their fathers. A majority of Disney animated movies are shown with a male whom is powerful, strong, or attractive.
In both cases of Halloween and Disney think of the way that the women are dressed in regards to whether or not they show a lot of skin or dress conservative. When you think about certain roles in television shows and movies you may find yourself thinking of them being masculine or feminine. I am not saying that males are horrible people or that women need to rule the world. I am simple saying to take a look around and think about how so many gender roles have big parts in the production of a movies and television that you would have never noticed before. I can promise you will find these gender roles if you pay close attention. I never realized it in the movie Halloween until Jena pointed out why we were watching the film. So take a minute and think about it.
N. Corker
I totally agree with what you are saying. I was seeing those same points in the movie that we watched. I guess the way they portray woman or girls in the movies make them a little more intersing. And the Disney movies, such as the Little Mermaid, appeal to little girls and those roles are what make them want to be something and someone important when they get older.
The last post was by me. I forgot to sign it. My bad.
L. Moss
I believe you never really realize when your younger on how certain disney movies theres always fathers that they have to listen too, or a male figuare that is not that many mothers. women and men are both equally crazy, so why are men always seen as murders. why in even the disney movies women are meant to listen to men, i mean women have their own thoughts too, and yes just because your father is a man doesnt mean dont listen to him. but where are the mothers. why are we shown at even a young age that we are supposed to obbey men.
S.Martin
NC, nice post. I never noticed that you don’t get to know any of the mothers in the film. Interesting. Also, I want to talk in class about how gender roles often go unnoticed and I’m just trying to point them out. (And I already forgive you for forgetting the extra N in my name
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Jenna sorry about the extra N!!!
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Its OK, I’m just kidding.