In film, the male gaze develops when the audience is put in place of the heterosexual male behind the lens and displays the female as a sexual object for both the characters in the film, as well as the audience watching the film. ... Films today, especially action and horror, push us to look at these women as attractive and sexually appealing; clearly with the male audience in mind. ... This is not apparent specifically in films alone, this is apparent in art, film, music, videos, and especially in advertising. ... Many horror films have a leading female character, which fights and comes out t...

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