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IAH Project
Montāžas Teksta
- Analyzing Women in Film Noir and The Male Protagonist
- In film noir there are two types of women, “the dark, sexual and active spider woman and the maternal virgin”
- During the 40’s and 50’s a traditional household looked like women being the sole caretakers of the children, while the men ran the household
- I take care of the children
- I run the household
- Femme fatale displayed in film noir shows women with economic freedom and independence overall away from men. They represent a certain danger towards men and a threat to the patriarchal system. They do not have a devotion towards men and rather are one of the reasons for the “ruin” of an average man's life. Similar to Phyllis in Double Indemnity.
- I only married him for his money
- This article showcases the strength of femme fatale , the dangerous, and independent woman that goes beyond her stereotype of a docile woman and dominates the man with intelligence, and power. It also goes into a deeper explanation of how film noir went against the stereotypes of women for that time frame.
- The article does not discuss any of the harmfulness that the common character that is femme fatale brings to women in the genre of film noir. The fatal woman was rarely ever shown to succeed as either was killed or imprisoned.The article only shows that the dangerous woman dressing sexually, being full of dominance, and performing for the man is empowering for her character and for all women and not for the man.
- The article showsthe two archetypal female characters being the dark and dangerous woman and the docile woman that fits inside of the patriarchy and how a woman should be. It also discusses the history behind the traditional family and how its values were represented in the forties and fifties in films.
- Film noir often portrays male protagonists as detectives or individuals who are alienated from society. This is opposed to the “family man” archetype that male side characters have.The protagonists are often lonely, facing existential problems, have nihilistic attitudes, and are surrounded in corrupt environments by corrupt people/groups. Similar to Walter in Double Indemnity.
- This article is useful because it does a good job of introducing the typical male protagonists of film noir. This gives people who are new to the genre something to look out for and themes to pay attention to while watching film noir.
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