Feminism in Riptide/Surrealism/Suspiria
Riptide Feminism Because it is so sexist, kind of a mockery of sexism in music videos e.g Shot of book 'how to photograph girls'. This connotes that women are purely present to be looked at by a heterosexual male audience. Many shots of women, the mise-en-scene of women wearing stereotypical mens clothing. Low angle mid-shot of women holding a pose but not in a sexual way and her gesture connotes power. Mid-shot of blonde women bound in Mise-En-Scene of tight ropes connotes the restrictions that women face in society, and is critical of the notion of women as a 'weaker sex'- connotative of 'being tied down' with maternal responsibilities etc... Video lacks anchorage which forces audience to make their own assumptions, simultaneously providing sexual gratification for male heterosexual audience, but also consistently informs the audience that scopophilia is creepy and not ok. ironic representation of patriarchal hegemony cross reference to ho...