Construction of Femininity in Popular Modern Film (Legally Blonde).
Title: Construction of Femininity in Popular Modern Film (Legally Blonde).
Category: /Arts & Humanities/Film & TV
Details: Words: 408 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Construction of Femininity in Popular Modern Film (Legally Blonde).
Category: /Arts & Humanities/Film & TV
Details: Words: 408 | Pages: 1 (approximately 235 words/page)
Example: 'Legally Blonde' film poster
'Legally Blonde' is a film in which a beautiful woman (Reese Witherspoon) defies the convention of the 'dumb blonde' to become a top lawyer.
Colour is very important for the formation and connoted meaning of the character's femininity. The poster is designed using typically feminine colours of bubblegum pink and sunshine yellow. However the background is entirely blue with clouds surrounding the top half of her body. The blue sky
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at she has become.
Her appearance is hegemonic, showing beliefs and conventions needn't be rigid- they can evolve and be negotiated. It's entirely possible for you to be both intelligent and beautiful.
Her beauty can be interpreted indexically by code of modern society. Attractive women have an unquestionable power over men, and combined with her inferred intelligence, she could secretly or passively prove to be a powerful character, while retaining an air of classic femininity.