The tabloids go crazy for this "good girl- idol and Roxie has suddenly got all the fame she dreamed of. Whilst Roxie's in the lime light, Velma is forgotten about, and by the end, the girls not only find themselves competing for the press, but for the attention of their shared lawyer, Billy Flynn.
Chicago' used the musical genre to allow the film to be "naughty but nice-, it shows the audience that the women are bad, but positions the audience on their side, so we are supporting them by the end. The fact that it is a musical allows it to use scenes with interesting dance numbers to divert the audience from the real issues involved. The dress codes and the strong body movements allow the film to achieve an impressive "show-. Such as in the court scene where Billy Flynn (the notorious criminal defence lawyer) sings "Razzle Dazzle-. This allows the court scene to become more of show then a real issue. This scene is visually impressive, with girls in glittery costumes shown as "props- in a circus, which is what the song is about. The use of costumes and sparkles diverts the attention from what it is that he is doing. The way the narrative jumps from the normal court room to a court room full of dancers and show girls is effective because it shows to the audience the kind of man Billy Flynn is by viewing him clearly seeing everything as a show. It also demonstrates the way of complete lawlessness in the fact that they are allowed to get away with something so serious in such a carefree way. Overall, the musical numbers such as Cell Block Tango' encourage the audience to view the women as being powerful because they are represented as unremorseful. This is shown by the camera angles looking up on them, suggesting they are more powerful and also by the dress codes, which are sexy, but do not objectify them because of the narrative of the scene. The scene shocks the audience by the way the women don't seem to care about the murder they have committed.