Representation: The Cabin in the Woods (Goddard, 2012)

Please blog responses to the following questions. You may present the answers in any way you see fit (but ensure it is 'bloggy').

You will need to complete the reading at the bottom of this post before you tackle these questions. Quote reading whenever possible.

The title of this post is:

The Representation of Women in Relation to The Cabin in the Woods (Goddard, 2012)

1. What were Jeremy Tunstall's 4 character roles for women and do they apply to The Cabin in the Woods?

2. How is Dana typical of Clover's 'Final Girl' theory? Please mention: the ending; Dana's appearance and her actions during the film.

3. Jules undergoes mental and physical transformations during the film, what are they and how do they cause her to become a horror archetype?

4. Is Mulvey's Male Gaze theory exemplified in the film and if so, how? Think about framing, camera angles and POV shots.

5. In the film we, as an audience, are made to be voyeurs; when does this happen and why is it important in regards to representation of character?

6. (Briefly) summarise the way women are represented in The Cabin in the Woods. Are they objectified and there to provide satisfaction for heterosexual males and/or do they fulfil another role/purpose?

  

Feminist Horror Film Theory (click here if the doc is blocked)