On Laura Mulveys "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema":
Within her essay she describes her opinion of what the male gaze is and how it is used within cinema. She especially critiques Alfred Hitchcock's work in "Rear Window." She goes on to explain how there is no female gaze within the entire film and possibly in cinema all-together. These are truly only her opinions and her essay is quite one-sided, however, she has very clear thoughts and examples from film that make her one-sided argument hard not to agree with.
On Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window":
This film is about a man who somewhat on accident begins to spy on his neighbors and thinks he has witnessed a murder. He takes what he believes happened into his own hands trying to solve the mystery while using his girlfriend to help him all the while. This is a film entirely about the look, the gaze, and how it can be used physically and cinematically. I will use this in my essay because clearly this is what my thesis is all about.
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What do you mean by the "male gaze"? Do you mean that the film is coming from the male perspective or does the film have a strong male presence? What is your goal with this research essay?
Kaleigh, who wrote your sources? Or are these your thoughts on Mulvey and Rear Window? My apologies if I am misreading your post. I was just a bit confused.
Also, as Jeremy's comment suggests, you're going to have to define "male gaze" for your readers. I think I know what you are talking about, but I read Mulvey's essay quite a few years ago (I mean, not *that* long ago) and I don't remember all of the specifics. This might be a good chance to practice providing context for your readers.
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