Testing Mulveys Male Gaze Theory

In this post I will testing Mulveys theory against two horror film trailers; Grave Encounters & Tucker Dale Vs Evil.

Grave Encounters:



This trailer supports Mulveys thoery in many ways. All the main characters are male, the female characters simply support the male lead. Throughout the whole trailer we can hear screams from the female characters, this shows their vulnerability and helplessness, which contrasts the male characters who contain themselves well in dificult situations.In the trailer we see a girl in her nighty, this costume is very revieling and the camera appears to stare at her for a short while from eye level, this is an example of how females are seen through the male gaze as sexual objects.

Tocker Dale Vs Evil:



This trailer supports Mulveys male gaze theory even more then  the Grave Encounters trailer does, this is because all the female characters are wearing revealing costumes whereas the male characters arent. One of the female characters also says 'did you see the way he was looking at us', this is ironic as the male gaze camera is constantly watching them throughout the film. Also, the male characters are alot stronger then the females who are passive to them, this emphasizes the females vulnerability and presents them as the weeker sex.