Get Carter- Pill benefits men

Many critics of get Carter have argued that director Mike Hodges was commenting on the transition from the 'swinging sixties' to a more economically bleak 1970's. The extent of female liberation is questioned by this film. Get Carter portrays a society in which women are not liberated, except in superficial ways. The female characters are all victims owned and used by men who see them as sex objects and little more. It is implied that the sexual freedoms brought by the contraceptive pill has benefited men more than women.

The contraceptive pill was not a benefit to women during this time but just made women more vulnerable to be objectified by men. This is shown in the film by Margret's character, she is a clear example of how the pill benefitted men. She is a prostitute who has been used and controlled by Kinnear, Jack and Frank, all of which were for the sexual pleasure of a man or for the audience. This film proves Laura Mulveys theroy of the male gaze, her theory suggests that a woman is only used in film when they are being used as an erotic object for a male character or as a erotic object for the audience.

The scene where Carter takes Margret into the woods to kill her is an example of how the pill benefited men. He took her to the woods and stripped her naked for no other reason than for his sexual pleasure to see her naked. This shows how men controlled a womans sexuality, Carter forces the sexualisation of her by forcing her to stip naked in the woods while holding a gun to her head.