inaccurate and biased portrayal of women in Hollywood movies Have you ever realized that most action movies watched contain the same pervasive cliché: A stoic superhero rushes to save a damsel in distress as soon as the villain drops her from a skyscraper and the day is saved. Spiderman saves Mary Jane. Batman saves Martha. Iron Man saves Heather. Such scenes imply that women need to be saved. They cannot save themselves. They need men. Not only movies, but other forms of media in Hollywood also portray
Choose one or two examples of media texts and explore how they might challenge or disrupt Mulvey’s concept of ‘the male gaze’. With the rise of the internet and social media, “feminism” has risen to its absolute peak. When asked what the term feminism actually is, the definition will vary based on the respondent. Ask an ordinary man, and the response would probably refer to women attacking or trying to over powering men, which has become a common misconception. In theoretical terms, “feminism” can