How has the male gaze been constructed in Rush hour 2?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrAIA4c_Mtk
Above is a link to a scene in Rush Hour 2 which has clearly been constructed in order to attract the male gaze. This specific scene comes across as very erotic and pleasurable to men. This is because women are sexually objectified and serve the message of giving men a good time. There are many stereotypical ways in which they are sexually objectified such as; wearing low cut tops tight fitted tops, this gives sexual connotations to its audiences implying they are there for eye candy and to appeal to the male gaze. Their very straight back posture and smiling/welcoming facial expressions clearly indicates they are self objectifying themselves as they seem happy in doing what they are doing. In addition, the use of medium close ups on specific girls from the group shows emphasis on the sexual objectification as 1.06 in the trailer is a clear example of self objectification as she fiddles with her bra implying she wants to be the one Chris Tucker chooses. This shows the dominant and subordinate roles within this scene as the protagonist Chris Tucker stands their picking and choosing who he’d like to have, this portrays women as powerless and in some respect as means to serve the pleasures of men as the women are given no dialogue apart from to sit there and look good which is seen as the typical ideologies of a patriarchal society.
Furthermore, another way in which the male gaze is constructed is through men wanting to be in the place of Chris Tucker as he is portrayed as the ideal man they would inspire to be. This is shown by him having a selection of women to pick and choose for his needs. This would make men want to aspire to be like him and be in his place. Therefore is also another way in which the male gaze is constructed. The sense of superiority and dominance is also shown in this scene as he has the upper hand on what he wants, whereas the women just obey. This sense of dominance is another reason for why men would want to be like him. The male gaze is also constructed with the help of fetishization. This is where the women are showing off their skin, the upper half of their body as well as their lower half. This evokes men’s fetishes and as a result of this are attracted to the text and what they see on screen. However the
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