... messages to audience. Besides feminism and friendship (which will be dealt with later), the film also shows the "efforts of the two central characters to free themselves from the past- (Pratt, 2001: 29). Louise is running away from her past in Texas; Thelma is running away ... film, Steel Magnolias, also has the themes of friendship and feminism running through but in dramatically different ways than Thelma and Louise. The main characters in both films are women who each personify a certain quality of the female attitude. In Thelma and Louise, Louise, played by Susan Sarandon ... embra...

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... were. It also shows the idea of crime to be a joke. Throughout the film, the idea of crime being a really important issue is dismissed, with many characters referring to crime as a simple way of "entertainment- in the city of Chicago. This idea represents crime in a very negative way, as it is seen by ... to become a performance. The lighting in the shows is always bright and spotlights are often used to highlight the important parts of the show, or the characters we are focusing on. This gives the audience a clear idea of the stars of the show and how Roxie perceives herself to be in h...

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... Fairytales suggest that marriage to a handsome prince is the most desirable reward for a woman to win. In order to do this all the male characters exhibit cleverness, cunning, bravery and self-reliance. Marcia K Lieberman asserts that Fairytales teach women that submissiveness and beauty are qualities for which they ... that don't. Although the traditional Folk-Tales presented woman as strong and competent, the fairytales of modern culture present the female in passive, minor roles and this in turn suggests that society only values women if they are beautiful, wealthy and appear docile a...

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