This paper is to explore and analyze the representations of women in Hollywood action films-Kill Bill and Charlie's Angels.In the former Hollywood action films such as 007,women are often depicted as a foil or assistant to the leading actors.What have been emphasized is their appearance and body;they depend on men and they need to be protected by men.However,in Kill Bill and Charlie's Angels,women appear to be the leading roles.They become physically strong and they are able to defeat men.However,the women images in these films are still designed to meet the men's standard,to satisfy their sexual desire towards women,and to reflect their male domination.Part I is a brief introduction of the women images in former action films and offers the thesis statement.Part II concentrates on the marginalized and specialized women images,which provide pleasant sensation to male audiences.Part III is about the male domination reflected in these mentioned films.Part IV focuses on the cinematic ways of shooting used in these films and how the women bodies are exposed in front of the audiences by using these means of shooting.Part V is the conclusion of this paper.
Violent scenes are increasingly shown in today's mass media. TV and films, as one of the most influential mass media, are also containing a large amount of violence. While children and adolescents today have easier access to TV and films, they are more and more exposed the screen violence. This paper is going to give an overview of the relation between screen violence and children 's antisocial behaviors and is going to focus on the negative impact screen violence brought to children and adolescents. There are experiments and scientific findings indicates that exposure to screen violence may attribute to children's and adolescents' short-term as well as long- term aggressive behaviors. Thus, it would be necessary for parents, policy-makers and mass media to be more responsible for the content shown on screen.
