Femme Fetale work

Femme Fetale - Representation

Firstly, what is Representation?

Representation falls under a few categories. The categories are all similar and convey the same meaning. Firstly, there’s the idea of Representation being labelled as representation of reality, and the truth. Secondly, it could also mean how something is presented to another person/a similar comparison.

There are many different labels of representation, things such as:

-          Gender (Male/Female)

-          Ethnicity (White/Black/Other)

-          Class and Status (higher-class & lower-class)

-          Sexuality (Homophobic/Homosexual etc.)

-          Physical ability/Disability (Able-bodied/Mental or Physical)

As you can see there is many different interpretations of representation however there is no real answer to the 100% meaning of it.

For my media film studies coursework I had to analyse two Femme Fetale clips and give a brief description of what I learnt and how effective it is and now I’m going to jot down a few words I feel are best to describe what I seen:

-          Strong

-          Independent

-          Poisonous

-          Persuasive

-          Manupulative

-          Unhinged

-          Needy

-          Powerful

I chose these words because in my opinion I feel as if these are the best descriptions of how it was back in the Femme Fetale days. Firstly; I chose the word poisonous because it accurately describes the women, as they act poisonous in a way that they persue themselves to have poison in them which makes them so manipulative and controlling, in a way that they get what they want so instantly.

Another word I used to describe them was independent; I felt this is appropriate because as a viewer, they seem to be quite independent and distant in a way that they feel as if they don’t need anyone else but themselves; however they seek help of other males so this contradicts their actions and has an effect on the interpretation of women in Femme Fetale based films.

An example of a Femme Fetale film is the Maltese Falcon, which I had to analyse also for my media. The maltese falcon film is a massive hit in the history of Film Noire and up to now is still very popular and recognised for it's success.