Laura Mulvey is a feminist who developed the male gaze
theory which she defines as; The camera is perceived to be a heterosexual male
and looks at a female in a sexual way. She is a feminist who believes that women should enjoy the attention of men and put themselves in a position to be looked at through the gaze. Women are typically the object of the gaze because the control of the camera comes from the assumption of heterosexual men - this being due to the fact that the default target audience for most films is men.
MULVEYS KEY FEATURES OF THE MALE-GAZE THEORY -
- The representation of woman in a sexual fantasy from a heterosexual males point of view
- Scopophillia - The pleasure involved in looking at other peoples bodies.
- The objectification of female characters
- Depiction of a Patriarchal society
- Satisfying the males needs
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