Representations of Women

http://sbccfilmreviews.org/?p=6569
My first website depicts the representation of women in 1980s American film. It addresses the movement in feminism and how it brought 'action' to the screen.
It lists examples of films, that depict the female character as the strong character. Genres such as action and science fiction films: Aliens (1986) depicting the character of Ellen Ripley (played by Sigourney Weaver), who as from her previous films, proves to be the dominent character. In 80's cinema, the independant woman is the lead character, a female audience 'no longer wants to see the traditional female protagonist who is passive and hysterical in the face of attack'. The independant female character in the 80s is 'the worker', 'the decision maker'.
http://dominantroles.blogspot.com/
My second website is an essay that looks at portrayal and representation of women in action films, particularly referring to Laura Mulvey's theory of male objectification and voyeurism of women. The question is: does this still apply today? The author looks at years of female objectification in films throughout early parts of this century such as 'Rear Window' (1954). Yet in present day, the author concludes that female characters have become stronger; films such as Kill Bill vol 2 (2004) depict a female character hunting down her (ex-boss) male character. Women in present day have become 'less apparent as the subject of the male gaze'.