Male Gaze

The male gaze is a theory from a feminist film critic "Laura Mulvey". It refers to how a text is created to please male viewers. Films aren't made with a male gaze as its seen as negative thing. If a movie has a lot of male gaze it will have a high chance of failing the bechdel test as woman are seen as objects and not a valuable part of the narrative.



The clip above is from Transformers (2007) where male gaze can be seen as Megan Fox is moving in unrealistic ways to show off her body. Another example of a movie where male gaze can be seen is in all the James Bond movies as the women are always portrayed as objects and end up dying without having any other significant purpose.

In this image you can see Roger Moore as James Bond and two Bond girls. This is a good example of where male gaze can be seen, the girls are wearing little clothes and hiding behind Bond because they are seen as weak and helpless. The fact that females in James Bond films have a the name "Bond Girls" instead of their actual names is anchors the fact that they don't hold any significance.