Eye of the Camera

Have you ever noticed the one aspect that all films have in common? It is the perspective of the camera. In almost every film, the eye of the camera is the male eye. The way women are captured on video is completely different from the way men are.

Film producers often cater to a male audience by making women something to look at. When capturing women in video, the camera often moves up and down the woman's body in order to get a look at all of her features. When it comes to movies and films that involve nudity, the majority of the time women are the nude images that are captured. Men are sometimes shown with their shirts off to reveal their muscles and masculinity but rarely completely naked. It is acceptable to show women naked on camera because the film producer knows that is something men want and like to see. However, naked men are not shown on camera very often because men do not want to see other men nude. That is what most guys would call "gay". The only way men are shown nude on camera is in the form of masochism. Men believe that it is acceptable to watch other men naked if they are fighting or inducing pain on each other.

The fact that the eye of the camera is a male eye shows that women are still viewed as inferior to men because they are portrayed as a piece of work instead of as an actual person. On camera, women are characterized by their appearance whereas men get to be seen for who they really are. This is in no way fair, but since it has been this way forever, it will be hard to change.

Look at the way the women are portrayed in this photo compared to the men.