Visual Pleasure Response

      This article brought up many interesting ideas that have remained seemingly 'underground' in the film industry for years. Firstly, I'd like to address the first and most eye-opening concept of the author's "peeping-tom" theory. I found myself re-reading this portion of the article several times as my entire cinematic experiences started falling into place. It's so obscure to think about a trip to the theatre as a cheeky eavesdrop into somebody's private life, but that's really what it is. Movie producers thrive to create experiences that individuals can relate to and more often than not, they're extremely private and personal scenarios. I also thought that this author was addressing general issues of female perception and objectification of women, especially in the cinematic/hollywood lifestyle. Women are so easily used to manipulate ambitions and storylines in a movie setting and the projection of it's result onto the audience is essentially brainwashing. Even in pixar and disney films, there is commonly a romantic interest that diverts from the overall journey or goal. In more severe cases, women in the movie scene are just completely sexualized and the audience most always receives that information as normal and relatable.