Representation
The Male Gaze- Laura Mulvey
The audience is forced into looking at women as sex objects through the eyes of a man.
The Bechdal Test
A simple test which involves the following criteria:
1. It has to have at least two women in it.
2. They have to be having a conversation with each other.
3. They have to be talking about something other than men.
Mythology- Roland Barthes
When places are represented as fairy tale like. This is when locations gives off the impression that somewhere is a lot nicer looking and fantasy like than it really is.
Stereotyping- Richard Dyer
Dyer argues that the way we are seen and presented determines on how people treat each other.
The film 'Mean Girls' is a perfect example of Dyer's theory of stereotyping. Throughout the film it portrays your typical American high school situations and students. The film involves the different individuals in a high school (cliques), popularity, a girl fight over a boy, sabotage and revenge. All of which, are your usual, stereotypical expectations for a teenage girl based audience. Each situation in the film is relatable for the audience, although a lot of it is emphasised and exaggerated to make it more appealing, exiting and action packed.
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