cAn CrEeP bEE cLaSsiFiEd aS aRThOuSe..?

FrAnKa PoTeNTe aS 'KaTe'..

- Born and raised in Munster, Germany.

- Potente recently completed filming Try Seventeen opposite Elijah Wood and Mandy Moore.

- Her German credits include Nach funf im Urwald (1995), Coming In (1996), Rennlauf (1997), Opernbail (1997), Bin ich schon (1997), Schlaraffenland (1998) and Anatomy (1999), a horror film which was her country's highest-grossing film that year.

- In 2001, she also starred in the romantic thriller The Princess and the Warrior, which re-teamed her with writer-director Tykwer in the story of two outlaw lovers.


SeAn HaRRiS..aS 'CrAiG'..

- He's appeared in films such as 'Asylum' (2005), 'Brothers on the Head' (2005), 'Isolation' (2005), 'Trauma' (2004) and '24 hour party people' (2001).

VaS bLaCkWoOd..aS 'GeOrGe'..

- Only appeared in the films Creep (2004) and Mean Machine (2001). shows that he is fairly new.

JeReMy sHeFFiELd..aS 'GuY'..

- Jeremy has only appeared in one movie. this is creep.

KeN CaMpBeLL..aS 'ArThUr'..

- Arthur has famously appeared in mostly comedy's or romances. he has appeared in 'Boat Trip' (2002), 'Saving Grace' (2000), 'Coyote Ugly' (2000), 'The Skulls' (2000), 'Titan', (2000), and 'Hard Men' (1997).

PauL cAmPbElL..aS 'JiMMy'..

- Paul Campbell has only appeared in Creep.

KeLLy sCoTT..aS 'MaNdY'..

- Kelly Campbell has only appeared in Creep.

The cast of Creep consists of not very well known actors and actresses and the main protagonist Franka Potente, is German. this shows that the cast were not hard to pay for. the director Christopher Smith has used low budget actors to star in his movie. also, the setting is verry gritty and shows a lot of the realism in london underground. this shows that the movie was a low cost movie, which may suggest it was budgeted and can very well be classified as an Arthouse Genre. the fact that the story- line is very compacted and what happens in the film is exaggurated and out of the ordinary conforms to the unique-ness of Arthouse films themselves. However, Creep was majorly successful and therefore maybe this suggests that dispite being an Arthouse film it can also hit huge success and make a lot of money.

Es$aY pLaN.. =) sO FaR..sTrUgGLiNg.. :(

How Are Women Represented in 'Slasher' genre films? And why is this? Paying close attention to Creep 2004.

iNTrOdUcTiOn..

Central argument: -

Women in slasher / horror genre films are said to be seen very appealing to the 'Male Gaze'? However, i have chosen a text which does not conform to this. The protagonist in Creep does not conform to being sexy, attractive and appealing to the male audiences. The actress in Creep also has blonde hair. this is stereo-typically something most men like. Kate is conforming to the 'Male Gaze' however as she is not wearing a short skirt and is seen to be very loose when it comes to holding herself together, whilst being drunk. therefore she is portraying British women to be this way (as she is playing the role of a British young girl) - Really she is German.

Women are seen as objects of the 'Male Gaze' in..

1. Charlie Angels.

2. The Descent. - 4 women.

3. Thome Raider.

4. Kill Bill

Second Paragraph: (Second point)

is 'Male Motivation' an issue with slasher films? -

All these films also show their motivation has come from a man through one way or another. none are out of indevidual will. this shows the dominance over women that men have. most the directors are men. also most characters are men too.

Creep - going to meet Tom Cruise is the whole reason she ended up in a train alone at night. her motiv to get on that train was Tom Cruis. she nearly got raped by her work colegue. who has liked her. he followed her. showing his dominance over her. the 'monster' saved her.

Charlies Angels - Charlie is a man. Women taking orders from a man. shows power of men in Society. however that is American. British, we have Decent. one of the characters are going through the cave because of a man. also they all die. shows that a women is not capable of doing something like this alone. clever choice of choosing all women. showing their weaknesses.

Thome Raider - showing fetished body parts, for example, legs, stomach etc. conforming to the 'Male Gaze'. the body itself is also fetishised with tight low cut tops.

Kill Bill - Bill is a man. the protagonist's aim is to kill bill. her movtivation is a man.

Representated to be inferior to the man. less impotant. not in control. and incapable.

Third Paragraph: (3rd point)

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Laura Mulveys theory explores the way in which women are represented to be 'objectified' through male sexual fantasy and therefore they appeal to the 'Male Gaze'. 'The Male Gaze' is the name of the theory Laura Mulvey has giving to the fact that women conform to the stereo-type of 'To-Be-Looked-At-Ness'. This is a term given to those women who are attractive and therefore show off there beauty in order for guys to look at them. Laura Mulvey states two types of 'To-Be-Looked-At-Ness' and this is:

FeTisHiSTic..

This is when the viewer is looking in order to get some sort of an excitement..

VoYeRisTiC..

This is when the viewer is geting sexual pleasure out of something that he/she is not meant to be looking at. For example, Big Brother. Basically, like sying on the 'Male Gaze' and therefore, looking when they are not aware!

How can this be used in my independant study..?

The 'Male Gaze' does not conform to the film 'Creep' as none of the characters are fetishised in order for them to look appealing for the viewers. Therefore i can apply this theory to my independant study as it shows that Laura Mulveys theory is not ENTIRELY true as my texts does not portray women to be looked at like they are sexual objects, nor does it implay that the representation of women is there to be appealed to a male audience. Also this suggests that the mass majourity of an audience is not male, and do not view texts in a sexual manner, in order to get some sort of pleasure out of it. This texts, shows the main character to be active and not just play a passive role in the story. Also in society at the time.