View Full Version : the male gaze in slasher
startingline
10-29-2003, 08:35 AM
Do you think women are just objects of the male gaze in slasher films where they are there simply to be wacthed and killed?
ChaoticMinister
10-29-2003, 09:07 AM
If it was a chauvinistic thing, I think there would be more random lesbian orgies being interrupted by an axe-wielding maniac than some stupid camp thing. Then again, there probably already is a Softcore Horror Porn genre out there... Probably going to be on that Horror Network late at night when it comes out next year.
:D
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Ritualistic
10-30-2003, 12:56 PM
Originally posted by ChaoticMinister
If it was a chauvinistic thing, I think there would be more random lesbian orgies being interrupted by an axe-wielding maniac than some stupid camp thing. Then again, there probably already is a Softcore Horror Porn genre out there... Probably going to be on that Horror Network late at night when it comes out next year.
:D
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Yeah go to EroticHorror.com and you will find stuff like this..
abbycomix
11-02-2003, 07:46 PM
I think women definitely have been objects for the most part in any movie, horror even more so. But there are some cool female characters and even more will come as culture gets more enlightened. Of course these movies (in fact pretty much all media) are made to appeal to young men in our society. I think female fans have to be more vocal to show we are part of the audience and demand quality. That's one of the reasons I joined this forum;)
DarkwingMantis
11-02-2003, 10:56 PM
Ive noticed that women more often than not end up being the heroes in such movies. Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, All the Freddies, several Fridays, Night of the demons ets... Whil I think that some of the females are there just to expose some breasts Horror winds up empowering the female role in the process
abbycomix
11-03-2003, 08:12 AM
There are some pretty interesting academic essays about the female role in horror films. Usually about 'the final girl'.
Here's one of many related posts.
http://www.horschamp.qc.ca/new_offscreen/final_girl.html
startingline
01-05-2004, 12:51 AM
Thanks for the help!
leanne
VampRocker
01-05-2004, 01:18 AM
Originally posted by startingline
Thanks for the help!
leanne
Ugh! You mean to say that you've simply used us for information, and are not here because of an undying love for all things horror?!
I feel so...so...cheapened!
Freddy Krueger.
01-05-2004, 02:02 AM
Hey, VampRocker, what happen to you're old moving avatar?