Get Carter

Get Carter

The representation of women is shown in this film, as they are only to be looked at and not to have a valid opinion. I know this because in the opening scene Anna is only seen as a possession to the men and her body language tells us that she was uncomfortable with the situation that she was in, however she knows that she cant get up and walk out of the room without there being consequences. Anna is also shown as a woman without identity as she is not seen to make any movement or even say anything during the first 2 scenes. This promotes the ideology raised by Laura Mulvey when she said ‘women are to be seen and not heard’. During the ‘sex scene’ between Anna and Carter, Anna was positioned in erotic positions and every shot of her was for the spectator for example most of the shots where positioned between Anna’s legs, this was to make it look like the spectator was the eyes of the shot. Also the framing of Anna was always shown in small sections of her body and not her entire body. This displays her as an erotic object, which has seen to be taken in small sections to focus on.

From the first time that we meet Glenda in the film, she is out of the equation as she is separated from the rest of the men in the room. Once Carter enters the room she begins to take orders from the men without any problems this shows that she is there to serve the men. Glenda was constantly shown with seductive poses throughout the scene in Kinnear’s home, this is done to provide something to look at for the audience whilst she is giving Carter information about The Fletcher Bothers and Kinnear.

Edna is a liberated and independent woman, but as soon as a man enters her home she takes up more of a domestic role. This shows that the women in the 60’s where seen as sort of servants to the men as they did what the men told them to do. Edna’s role is to provide Carter with a place to stay and give him food and water when he wants. Edna’s role within her house when Carter is there is also to provide not only Carter but the audience a sexual gratification and she is shown as a erotic object. We know this because when Edna threatens Carter that she will phone the police, Carter shows his dominance by ripping open her top and threatens to tell everyone that she wears ‘purple underwear’ this is a threat to Edna as it will affect her if she was wanting to get married because everyone will know that she is ‘easy’.  

Owen Vincent