Charlie’s Angels- Full Throttle
Scene at the STRIP CLUB!!!!

The scene starts off as a pan shot of the outside of a strip club. We are then taken inside to the strip club called the treasure chest. The treasure chest can connote undercover, secret and mystery. The angels are there to get something from the villain while undercover so it related well with the name. The music starts off with fingers clicking. This builds tension and suspense because the audience are unaware of what they are up to or what they are going to do. The music is very jumpy at first, creating a welcomed and warming atmosphere. This is then changed to the pink panther song and are dancing to please the men reinforcing the ‘male gaze’. The pink panther song can be associated with a suspenseful and creates the atmosphere of something sneaky as a result building tension and enigmas (Barthe’s enigma codes). This relates to the angels and the part they play in the scene. They are being sneaking around to get what they want using their bodies. The music is parallel to the scene and diegetic on screen music is used to the audience fell as though they are there because whatever music they here, the audience can hear.

The colour red is used throughout which symbolises the themes of love and romance. Reflects the scenes of them flirting with the enemy to get what they want. A variety of shots are used in the scenes such as a high angle shot used when the girls are together and showing the arses to the men. The high angle shot can represent power to the audience rather than the angles because it seems as though we are positioned to be higher than them. It can also represent dominancy of men because men would enjoy watching the scene are higher than the angels who are dancing around showing flesh as a result reinforcing a patriarchal society.

The men are cheering the girls on the stage who are performing for the men, reinforcing patriarchal society because it shows that men have the power and authority over woman. The facial expressions of the men and the dancers are smiling as if they are enjoying what they are doing. The type of clothing they wore was black, netted, short and leather. This is the ideal clothes of what men would enjoy so it entertains and pleasures men. They are using their bodies to please men and for their own benefits so they think their bodies are like a drug where they can achieve anything if the men are pleased.

The genre of the film and scene is of action and can tell this because they are on a mission which is a convention of an action film. Romance can also be a genre. The final genre can be adventure. The iconography used is the whip, blindfold and a pole. These are all conventions seen in romance films. The iconography can represent woman dominance because they are controlling men using them therefore challenging a patriarchal society.

The females in the scene are being represented as sex objects. This means that they are in the passive role rather than the active role which is what the protagonists are in actions films. As they are in the passive roles they are conforming to the historical woman who are seen to follow the men and in the passive role. This leads to the ‘male gaze’. The males in the strip club cheering on the woman are watching the woman entertain them for their own pleasure so the women are seen as ‘objects of desire’. Stereotypes are reinforced in the scenes such as where Cameron Diaz does the stereotypical ‘airhead’ giggle and blink innocently being the subject of the ‘male gaze’. The scene is constructed to entertain the male audiences but the females to sympathise with the woman asking themselves “what are they doing”?.

The primary audience of the films would be males and females of the age of 17 and over. This is because anyone under would not understand the scene well. The male are target audiences because of the ‘male gaze’ and the scenes that are suitable for them to watch for their pleasure and entertainment. Females would be the other target audience because of the dominance such as the females being protagonists in the film changing the normal male as being in the active role challenging patriarchy. The secondary audience would be fans of the characters and fans of the genre. Ethnic minorities are used to show that all people are as pretty as each other plus the protagonist Alex. Voyeurism for males on woman is seen for their pleasures.

Multi-culturalism is seen to reflect modern society as countries like America are becoming more multi- culturalism. Women have become as equal as men so it challenges patriarchy.

A closed narrative is used with a resolution for the scenes which is when they manage to get the keys and pass from the villain for the Todorov’s theory. A linear narrative is used in that seen but not in the entire film. Narrative roles are present in the scene and binary opposition during the confrontation with the villain. Enigma codes are used throughout the scenes as the audience are unaware of what’s going on or what they want to do until they have done it.


Cameron Diaz is shown as the ‘dumb’ blond girl who is stereotypical of blonds to be represented. She is the main target who in the scene is getting the most attention and is shown as a distraction as she is shown naked in the scene and is shown in a big glass where she is pouring liquid over herself reinforcing the ‘male gaze’. The scene would have cost a lot of money because the pussycat dolls featured dancing in the background and a lot of expensive props were used such as the massive glass Diaz was sitting in.

The women dancing are shown to have power to a certain extent because they use whips and blindfolds which are used for leadership purposes. In the past the men had the power and authority to control women, placing them in the active roles and the females in the passive roles, however in the scene the angels are in the active roles and the protagonist, changing gender roles in contemporary society.