I believe that the film Real Women Have Curves delivers a powerful message within our cultural society. The ideas expressed by the female protagonist; Anna, are believed to be immoral and bizarre by her mother. Many controversial issues surface throughout the film which are considered dominant ideas of our cultural society. Such ideas are those of gender and supremacy and their impact on todays society.
Gender in Real Woman Have Curves is portrayed in several ways. The mother is portrayed as a stereotypical Mexican American woman with traditional family values. The mother is very superstitious in their religion and believes tha