Laura Mulvey's theory of the male gaze

1. The conceptof the male gaze can be appliedinthisadvert
because the womanbeingshowninthe advertiswearingno
clothingandonlycoveringcertainareas,soshe appears
passive formalestolookat her.
The male gaze can alsobe applied inthe film
transformers,withthe mainfemalecharacter
beingsexualisedformalestogaze at her.Thisis
because she isina crop topand standingina
provocative position.
Finally,the male gaze canbe appliedin
thismusicvideotoo.This isbecause all
of the femalesinthe videoserveno
purpose otherthanto be lookedat by
the males;whilstthe malesare all
singinginthe video,the womenare
justwalkingaroundwearingminimal
clothing.

2. In thisadvert,itshowsthe limitationsof the male gaze.This
isbecause thisisactuallya man beingsexualisedforwomen
to displayscopophilia.Thisisbecause itisshowingthe
female gaze orthe homosexual male gaze.
Thisshowsthe limitationsbecauseitshowcasesthatitis
not justfemalesthatare sexualisedinthe media,butmales
too,disprovingthe male gaze theory.
Thisis an image fromthe filmmagicmike.This
againshowsthe limitationsof the male gaze
theoryas the filmshowsmenbeingsexualised
throughout,wearing barelyanyclothingand
dancingprovocatively.Itshowcasesthatnot
justmalesshow voyeurism, femalescantoo
and mencan alsobe shownsexualisedforthe
female’spleasure.
Finally,the hungergamesisanotherfilmwhich
disprovesLauraMulvey’stheoryof the male
gaze.Thisis because the maincharacteris a
female andisnotpassive,butinsteadactive as
she istakingcontrol of the situation,withoutthe
helpof the males.Also,she isnotsexualisedas
she isfullyclothedandnot displayingand
provocative behaviour.