Bamboozled

“Bamboozled”. This theme was attractive to us because we felt the filmmaker

had a powerful message to send his audience after viewing the trailer in class.

Despite the fact that there is only one woman in a starring role, a multitude of

specific and acute ideas are presented by Spike Lee through the film. We were

also eager to take advantage of the opportunity to apply what we have learned

in class to the thought-provoking and controversial nature of his work.

When reflecting upon representations of women, we felt that a continuous

motif of women as puppets is present. The lead female character, Sloan

Hopkins, is played by Jada Pinkett Smith. She comes across as being under

Pierre Delacroix, or his puppet, from her first appearance in the film. The

opening scene of the movie emphasizes this as he is yelling at her for not

informing him of a staff meeting. Sloan continually apologizes but, not knowing

about the meeting, has no reason to do so. Regardless of this fact, she is put

down and silenced by Delacroix. He dismisses everything she says and acts

role of a “yes” woman despite their attempts to assert themselves.

viewed to be just as ignorant as Lollipop Girl or the women in the commercials.

they are represented not only in the media, but in capitalistic society. Women

top, an internship. This is further illustration of the idea that women have to use

Scantily clad and engaging in sexual behavior, the women are used as objects in

just a few examples of how Sloan acts as a puppet. We would like to move on to

Some topics in this essay:
Pierre Delacroix, Timmi Hillnigger, Smooth Black, Spike Lee’s, Spike Lee, Lollipop Girl, , Mau Mau, representations women, Sloan Hopkins, Pinkett Smith, “yes” woman, motif women, intelligence determination, tied strings,