The country and western music is playing in the background off camera, which gives the spectator dirty tacky suspicion that is later confirmed by the later events. ... Thelma's attacker cuts in front of the camera, creating a physical barrier between the audience and Thelma, which gives this great sense of helplessness to the whole scene. ... ARGUMENT The gaze theory was written by Laura Mulvey, a feminist film theorist, in an essay called "Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema". ... However, in the end of the film they break free of these restraints. ...

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• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: High School