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| author | KaiStevenson <kai@kaistevenson.com> | 2022-11-20 18:28:44 -0800 |
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| committer | KaiStevenson <kai@kaistevenson.com> | 2022-11-20 18:28:44 -0800 |
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diff --git a/slst450/film_report.md b/slst450/film_report.md index 0a39d3b..771a0ff 100644 --- a/slst450/film_report.md +++ b/slst450/film_report.md @@ -1 +1,5 @@ - In comparing Ninotchka, The Meeting on the Elbe, and From Russia with Love, it is important to keep in mind the time period these films were released in. + In comparing depictions of women in Ninotchka, The Meeting on the Elbe, and From Russia with Love, it is important to keep in mind the time period these films were released in. + Ninotchka is a film largely depicting a transformation. Where the titular character is first introduced, she is depicted as cold, robotic, and in a sense genderless. In one of her first lines, she urges her companions to not make a deal of her womanhood. Throughout her interactions with Leon, she is humanized through femininity--the film frames her transformation[ ]. +Despite this, Ninotchka is presented as having agency. It is not the case that she must be feminine simply because that is what is expected of her, rather, it is what she truly desires. Ninotchka's journey is one of self-discovery, where femininity is portrayed as an evidently desirable thing. +Of course, Ninotchka is shown in opposition to the Duchess Swana. I've elected to briefly discuss Swana's character, as I believe she demonstrates an interesting juxtaposition, and illustrates + James Bond films are infamous for their depictions of women, and From Russia with Love is no exception to the typical model. |