CIN212H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Alicia Vikander, Angelina Jolie
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Action women (tutorial 11: reboot of original franchise, aesthetics are based on 2013 video game reboot. Older films were less based on video games: action and narrative sequences are strongly based on the video game. For e. g. , the choice in video games is replicated in the movie. She shows the ramifications of fights and struggles. Charlie"s angels: costumes are not realistic and are sexualizing the female characters, the bodies are put on display. The femininity and prettiness is kept intact despite fights and struggles. They can choose to look feminine and still be powerful: appearance of alicia vikander in tomb raider is less sexualized than appearance of. Angelina jolie in older films, and the charlie"s angels: shots and camera does not meditate on lara croft"s body in new movie. Shots are not closeup on her body or face: lara croft"s intelligence and quick-wittedness is emphasized.
