What have you found interesting in the representation of gender of the film you have studied
Monster (2003) directed by patty Jenkins is about a former prostitute who is convicted and executed for killing men in the late 1980's and early 1990's this film conform to the representation of gender through crime and prostitution. The representation of the main protagonist is a southern woman Aileen Wuornos who travel around prostitution for money yet this style of living soon brings her to trouble as one her men "costumers" abused and nearly tried attempted killing on her caused her to use self defence which later led her to more serial killings of innocent people.
The beginning of the film shows non-linear narration of Aileen's childhood days around men/boys. This represent of gender of bi-polar characters. This bi-Polo characters would allow insight to the audience of her first encounters of prostitution making them sympathise for the protagonist. This is shown through the mise-en-scene as through out the film Aileen was poor treated by her "costumers" one persific scene was when Aileen was in the car and was about to be raped the southern state of America is mostly dominated by white man.
This was very interesting when the director was representing the main protagonist and her own ideology through out the filmportriat Aileen as a unstable killer who from her traumatic past of abuse, soulitude and negative dominace from men, goes on to murder men more brutally as an act of punishiment to the intorolance of society then protection.
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