Luther clip-Gender representation
During this clip
from Luther gender representation is shown in many different ways. Starting
with their appearance, gender is presented very strongly through this aspect.
The woman from this episode (Alice) is dressed very smartly and looks very
sophisticated. She is wearing a black suit to try and portray power and
dominance when
this really isn’t the case. [EC1] She is also wearing a lot of makeup like bright
red lipstick to define her lips and eye liner to define her eyes. [EC2] These two points demonstrate femininity to the extreme. [EC3]
Moving on to Luther he is wearing a Shirt and
tie with a big grey coat on top. This image suggests his professional trait as
a detective. He is showing power and dominance through the way he is dressing
and is signifying his importance to the drama series. [EC4]
Moving on to the
language used in this clip, for example the way in which Alice speaks to
Luther. When she speaks to him her voice is provocative and sounds like she is
saying it[EC5] in a sexual manner. This could suggest all females as being
‘easy’ or ‘sexual’ towards the male sex. [EC6]
When Luther speaks
to Alice he seems to be very matter of fact so he isn’t interested in her and
he isn’t falling for her ‘provocative language’ or actions. He looks down
on her and stands over her to show his male dominance and possibly trying to
make her feel uncomfortable. [EC7] He kind of looks at her differently as he would
to the ‘normal stereotype’ of men seeing women in a sexual light.
Overall in this
clip there is role reversal shown throughout. This means the normal stereotype of men being
dominant over women has been flipped and Alice is trying to maintain power and
dominance over Luther. She isn’t being belittled by his power and she is a very
strong woman [EC8] who is clearly following the female gaze. [EC9]
I am disappointed that you didn’t manage to use more
technical vocabulary and that you didn’t use many specific examples from the
clip – you have to be much more focussed and analytical than this. Remember
that you need to explore editing and sound as well as mise en scene and
camerawork (and consider how they work together to create representations)
This is a LEVEL 1 response L
[EC6]You
need to use specific examples/root this in the extract
Try to link to concepts we have studied e.g. the
‘female gaze’
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