SSC Film Studies

The home invasion scene

In this scene we are encouraged to align with Alex and his actions while at the same time the male gaze used by Stanley Kubrick is used very effectively.

One thing Stanley Kubrick does is show that the males actually controlled the scene and this is shown right from the start. From the husband and this is because he is doing something active and is writing a book to bring in the income while the wife is reading someone else’s work by reading the paper.  Also even the chairs within this scene play a big role because the husband and is sitting on a chair that has no restraints and he is free to move while the wife was sitting in an egg and looks like she is enclosed within the egg then she is released via the husbands command. The male gaze starts with the clothes that the wife is wearing and this is because the clothes are red/orange which are able to connote danger, lust and desire. Also the clothes hugs her body and are able to show of her bodily features to the audience. Next when she goes to open the door she is surrounded by mirrors which show her from lost of different angles and this means we are able to see all of the features that she has within her.