Other texts- Laura Mulvey's theory

In all these films the spectator is given VOYEURISTIC PLEASURE in order of fulfilling the MALE GAZE. The women are being OBJECTIFIED though they are being shown in active roles rather than the stereotypical passive roles. By doing this it challenges a PATRIARCHAL society where women are no longer suborninate to men as a result this could result in MISOGYNY.

• In this film Angelina Jolie has PHALLIC OBJECTS that would give the SPECTATOR EROTIC PLEASURE. These symbols include
• -the gun around her- as a result the spectator will feel less ANXIETY.

In this scene and the film, the PHALLIC object is the sword. This gives her power as she uses it to kill people. this would result in AXIETY because a phallic objects is used to get this power by a women.











The plallic object the protagonist has in this film is the WHIP. The whip could also be seen as a FETISH OBJECT. This whip is a tool to give other pain, so SADISM is likely in this film.

In this film, Coyote ugly the phallic objects include the alcohol bottles and glasses. Other phaliic symbols could be the microphone the protagonist uses to sing with in order for the spectator gettin EROTIC PLEASURE out of it.