The two contemporary texts which I will be comparing will be "Flightplan" (Robert Schwentke, 2005) and "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" (Ivan Reitman, 2006). The two texts both poses elements of post feminism were by the women are the leading characters in the film. "Flightplan" is an action, thriller movie which focuses on a mother who has lost her daughter on an aircraft and no one seems to help her as they think that she is mentally ill. However, on the other hand "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" is a comedy, drama movie which is a story about a heroic superwomen who seeks out to get revenge at her ex-boyfriend who dumped her and broke her heart.
Focusing on the "Flightplan" poster (above) it is clear of the representation and connotations of the what the character is about. Jodie Foster facial expressions are very straight forward and to the point. She is gritting her teeth which can connote her anger that she faces in the film. Foster is not represented as a sex object as her hair is tied up and looks scurffy, she is not wearign no make up and her body is not shown. Therefore this does not reinforce Laura Mulvey's theory of women being in the media just to be looked at for their sexual attributes.
On the other hand, the poster of "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" has a different representation to that of "Flightplan." Uma Thurman is holding Luke Wilson upside down, showing the strength she has. This shows that society is becmoing more mutal as they are giving the chance for females to control men and not the other way around.
The first key element of post feminism that I have depicted from "Flightplan" was the plain and simple fact that Jodie Foster (the main protagonist) was an engineer, stereotypically men are seen to be engineers as it is a difficult, physical job. Therefore, Schwentke has challenged the stereotype and has represented the female character with manly features. This shows that society is becoming less patriarchal as women are doing the same jobs as men.
Similarly, Uma Thurman in "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" is represented as a superhero but uses her powers for the wrong reasons. A superhero is usually played by a male character, however Reitman has also challenged this stereotype and made Thurman in control of the male character having the muscluar ability to chuck, lift up and spin him. However, Uma is still being obejctified as a sex object (Laura Mulvey) due to her tight leather provactive clothing that she is wearing as her hero costume. This means that even though the stereotype has been challenged she is still being used in the text to attract the male gaze.
