Aim to explain succintly how the main female characters are represented and how these representations are conveyed. Remember to consider who the audience is.
Brief Encounter, David Lean, 1945 - IMBd entry
Dr No, Terence Young, 1962 - IMBd entry
Sunday 27 February 2011
Alien, Ridley Scott, 1979 - IMBd entry
Alien Trailer here
Ellen Ripley - fan video
Aliens, James Cameron, 1986 - IMBd entry See trailers on that page.
See also Alien 3 by David Fincher, 1992, and Alien: Resurrection by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1997.
The Terminator, James Cameron, 1984 - IMBd entry
The Terminator 2, James Camron, 1991 - IMBd entry
Extracts
Blue Steel, Kathryn Bigelow, 1989 - IMBd entry
Alien Trailer here
Ellen Ripley - fan video
Aliens, James Cameron, 1986 - IMBd entry See trailers on that page.
See also Alien 3 by David Fincher, 1992, and Alien: Resurrection by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1997.
The Terminator, James Cameron, 1984 - IMBd entry
The Terminator 2, James Camron, 1991 - IMBd entry
Extracts
Blue Steel, Kathryn Bigelow, 1989 - IMBd entry
Working Girl, Mike Nichols, 1988 - IMBd entry
Pretty Woman, Garry marshall, 1990, IMBd entry
Thelma and Louise, Ridley Scott, 1991 - IMBd entry
Pretty Woman, Garry marshall, 1990, IMBd entry
Thelma and Louise, Ridley Scott, 1991 - IMBd entry
Charlie's Angels, McG, 2000 - IMBd entry
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Simon West, 2001 - IMBD entry
Mr and Mrs Smith, Doug Liman, 2005 - IMBd entry
Casino Royale, Martin Campbell, 2006 - IMBd entry
Knocked Up, Judd Apatow, 2007 - IMBd entry
Sex and The City: The Movie (2008) - "Official Trailer" - IMBD entry here. Watch the trailer there or here
Confessions of a Shopaholic, P.J. Hogan, 2009 - IMBd entry
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Simon West, 2001 - IMBD entry
Mr and Mrs Smith, Doug Liman, 2005 - IMBd entry
Casino Royale, Martin Campbell, 2006 - IMBd entry
Knocked Up, Judd Apatow, 2007 - IMBd entry
Sex and The City: The Movie (2008) - "Official Trailer" - IMBD entry here. Watch the trailer there or here
Confessions of a Shopaholic, P.J. Hogan, 2009 - IMBd entry
The Impact of Social Media on Women's Self-Image and Self-Representation
This would make a good example for your response in terms of contemporary representations of women and uses another medium - web 2.0
The Expression of Female Identity Through New Media
A fantastic essay which explores the theme of collective identity in the online world. Do read carefully; it's a masterpiece in weaving together an argument, critical and researchers' views and specific examples.
http://bex0r.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/the-expression-of-female-identity-through-new-media/
http://bex0r.wordpress.com/2008/12/03/the-expression-of-female-identity-through-new-media/
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