Laura Mulvey has the theory that women are in films to appeal to the 'male gaze'. This is shown in many films by the female characters being over-sexualised or being portrayed and perfect and unobtainable.
I personally find this theory very outdated as it assumes that all men would be attracted to women and all women wouldn't be attracted to the same gender. This theory is also extremely sexist and I think that modern films should have more female empowerment in them.
As none of us approve of how female characters are treated in films, we made our main character a girl who is average and relatable. We want our audience to be able to relate to her because of what she does, not because they want to look like her. We have ensured that there will be no sexualisation of our main character, as is what most films in this genre do to gain popularity with the male target audience - but our film isn't typical like them and is aimed mainly at females.
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