Women in Film

Today's modern age of film has indeed changed the way we, as a society, view women. We are the bosses, the intelligent, the secret agents, the fighters; we are the ones in charge. Although, I won't deny that women are still often misrepresented and are, more often times than not, portrayed as sex objects, there can be no denying that we have made undeniable strides; Women have succeeded in claiming the "lead" role in films. We are, more or less, no longer "background" characters.
I, Critic Neutral (a.k.a, Lizzy Anne Place), will be evaluating the portrayal of women and how said portrayal has changed between the Silent film era and the Talkies. I look very forward to evaluating the silent and "talkie" films that we in HUM 243 have devoted so much of our time watching, as well evaluating several other notable films that have played important roles in shaping society's perception of women over those times throughout the duration of my blog.
I believe that the way women are represented in film has changed overtime, for the better. As we as a society have become more accepting of minorities, namely women, more and more opportunities will continue to emerge in film (for said minorities). I will be comparing and contrasting the silent film, The General (directed and written by Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton), as a general representation of how women in the silent film era were generally portrayed (not to suggest that all silent films of the era were as generically sexist as The General), to the newly emerging "talkies".



-Critic Neutral