The Movie Vertigo Presents An Image Of Curated Womanhood

In the novel, Ethan Frome, there are two women that are apart of Ethan Frome’s pitiable existence, Zeena and Mattie. There are both acutely different from each other but they also share some similarities between themselves. Zeena and Mattie are different in many ways in the matter of appearance, their outlook on life, and their interest in Ethan Frome but eventually it shows towards the end of the novel that Mattie is not so much distinct from these qualities after “the smash up”.

The story begins when Cady meets two friends, Janis and Damien, who show Cady the ways of high school. This is a very normal way in reality and most would not think much of it. Unconsciously, Freud would say, that there is some sort of motive behind this behavior and that there is no possible way that there doing it just to be nice. But as the story goes on we do find out that Janis used to be best friends with Regina (queen bee of “the plastics”) and that their friendship ended due to Regina spreading a rumor that Janis was a lesbian. When Cady is asked by Regina to hang out she is very hesitant to do so and tells Janis what is happening. Janis gets overly excited and instantly her id, the pleasure seeking principle, of her behavior jumps into play causing her to completely ignore

Feminist ideas are used throughout this story in both explicit and implicit ways to help describe the gender roles placed upon females in the 1950s. “That figure was a garish blond showgirl, a Hollywood ‘sexpot’ of no interest to intellectuals”. (Page 79) The author explicitly includes the

If there were more written to Of Mice and Men, the characters would change due to the impact Lennie's death caused. When Carlson says, “Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin’ them two guys” (Steinbeck 107), he is referring to George and Slim. This implicates that George and Slim are torn over Lennie’s death. George would most likely get PTSD from having to shoot Lennie. Also, George will most likely obtain other mental illnesses from the experience such as depression or an anxiety disorder. He will later live his life the way he told Lennie he would when he would be “giving him hell” after Lennie did a bad thing. Candy may possibly also get depression, not just on account of Lennie’s death, but also because George decides that they can not

The theme of deception in Mean Girls is most strongly represented by the relationship between Cady and Regina. Early in the movie, Regina causes Cady to hate her by ruining her chances with Aaron Samuels and then taking him for herself. With further convincing from her friend Janis, Cady becomes a part of Regina’s clique known as “The Plastics” in an effort tear Regina down through lies and deception. Similar to how Macbeth maintains a good relationship with Duncan, Cady slowly gets close to Regina appearing to be her best friend. Taking advantage of the trust she earns, Cady attempts to sabotage Regina by giving her foot creme disguised as facial lotion and cutting holes in her clothes. She successfully deceives her by supplying her with “nutrition bars” to help her lose weight that actually cause her to gain a substantial amount of weight. Eventually this leads to Regina being kicked out of their lunch table and group when she wears sweatpants lunch, which is breaking their rules. As a result, Cady becomes the leader of “The Plastics” due to this effective act of deception just like Macbeth becomes king after deceiving

Because women now demanded equal or greater satisfaction than the male, they were beginning to control his sexuality (Kolker, 84). Scottie is the perfect example of the 'weak' male of the 1950's. In the film Scottie and his friend Midge go to a local bookshop to try to find out more about the history of Carlotta. They find out that Carlotta had a child with her lover, and once she had it the man took the baby and tossed her aside. The shopkeeper comments that, "men could do that in those days, they had the power." Obviously he is commenting on the lack of male dominance and power of the day, and men are not what they used to be. In the final scene of the film Scottie finally beats his vertigo, and makes it to the top of the bell tower. The audience thinks that the male will succeed and he has made it to the top. However, once he makes it up there his world has once again fallen apart when Judy tumbles out the window, literally illustrating that women are men's downfall. The power that he processed in Judy is lost again and he is left with nothing. In an interview with Alfred Hitchcock's daughter, Pat Hitchcock from the documentary Obsessed with Vertigo, she says that, "I think Jimmy (Scottie) personified, for my father, every man. So that when they would see the picture they could put

Oates’ use of characters and point of view contribute to the concept that things aren’t always what they appear to be. By using Marilyn Monroe as a character in Three Girls, Oates is able to illustrate that people's outward appearance can often contrast with their true personalities. Marilyn Monroe is seen by many as the epitome of sex and beauty. However, her appearance in the Strand is met with the girls’ shock.

I think it is a 50/50 decision between Judy and Scottie and the decision of Judy’s fate in the movie of “Vertigo”. I believe Scottie was getting into her mind to make her pretend to be someone she is not. But then the question is posed was Judy and Madeline related. She is also responsible for her fate because she did nothing to try and stop Scottie or herself for being someone she is possibly not. The way Scottie acted from the beginning was a little off, and I don’t really get the point of Midge Woods character, but as she could be classified as a comfort figure for Scottie. Yes, I know Scottie started having serious phycological problems from the beginning because of the opening scene of him hanging from a building which gave him a new

However, Queenie is criticized due to being African/black. Initially, Kyle is able to comfort her and help her fight the criticisms. However, a group is quickly formed, targeting Queenie and that she should be “working in the fields picking cotton.” Hate-crimes are committed against her and she is eventually driven to suicide. Due to the nature of her death, she becomes a ghost who ends up haunting the people that drove her to suicide.

The fact that Cady had to tell herself she was simply a mental patient at Sagebrush off of her medication proved to me that she actually was “Katie Scott” and all she can remember before those past few mours was that she was supposed to die. I also couldn’t bring myself to believe that Cady had pulled out her own fingernails. I don’t think anyone has the strength to do such a thing for that matter. She couldn’t say how it happened. If someone had pulled out their own fingernails regardless of being off of medication, could at least describe the wretched pain and agony.

The film that I decided to watch was a documentary by Gabriel Baur named Venus Boyz. This documentary film serves as a critique of gender and sex and how it is perceived in New York, London, and Zurich, but ultimately the world. In this documentary the world of Drag Kings is presented to its viewers. Drag Kings are mostly women performers who dress in male clothing in order to personify gender stereotypes. Normally performing as exaggerated male characters whose routine may consist of dancing and singing, these characters in the end, become political activists who break the boundaries that society has set on every individual’s sexuality and gender

Unaware of the scheme, Scottie feels responsible for the death and falls into a terrible mental state. His friend, Midge, tries to pull him out of it, but to no avail. Finally, one day, Scottie spots a woman that looks like Madeleine on the street. He follows her to her home and asks too many questions. She knows who he is, but she can’t reveal that he was just a pawn in a terrible crime. Scottie is relentless and finally the look-alike, Judy (Kim Novak) agrees to date him. Scottie proceeds to control every aspect of Judy so that she looks like Madeleine. He changes her hair and clothes. He falls in love with

Insights about gender are shown through the film’s plot and characters, where “doing gender” and hegemonic masculinity come into play. Furthermore, while Elle at first appears to be one-dimensional, her dynamic role expresses a feminist view on gendered institutions and controlling images. In the film there are moments when Elle falls victim to sexism and gendered institutions, but in the end she is able to surpass these limitations. Although the film does not present intersections of inequalities in the protagonist’s struggles, overall traditional views on gender are tested. In sum, Legally Blonde is a gendered cultural product, but has more to offer than surface level comedy, seen through Elle’s professional success and resilience, thus challenging controlling images and gender

Most teenage girls go through so plenty changes. Especially when they have love and affection from someone special and they randomly stop giving them that, they will be going on a rollercoaster of emotions just like Judy. She was craving for attention from her father. Judy is a teenage girl who is lost in her own world. She wants attention and love from her father. In Chris Woods article he explains Judy perfectly and how she really looks at the men she dates,

Vertigo follows acrophobic ex-detective John Ferguson who takes on a new job to follow his old friend Gavin's wife, Madeleine. Madeleine is acting strange, and Gavin believes she may even be possessed. As John grows close to Madeleine, the two fall desperately in love. Unfortunately, Madeleine's bizarre behavior gets the best of her, and she throws herself out of a church tower and falls to her death. Shortly after, John meets a woman named Judy who looks unmistakably like Madeleine. John's character takes a dark turn when he spirals into obsession with Judy and her image.