Download - Guy Candy
In opposition to Mulvey’s ‘male gaze’ theory These texts see women actively desiring/looking
at men Audiences see from a desiring female perspective
thus men view themselves being watched
Edward filmed in slow motion spectacle
Bella (and female viewer) waiting in anticipation for glimpse of Edward
Bella’s desiring gaze
Jacob: Eroticised for Bella (and female viewer) – their ‘hunky’ alternative to Edward
Torso filmed from Bella’s Low Angle POV shot to enhance the spectacle
Depicts male objects of desire: Edward & Jacob – both Love Rivals/Binary Opposites
Constructed from the perspective of a female watcher
Narrative tells of female fantasy – Bella caught in centre of love triangle
Depicts men with feminine beauty ‘pretty’, long lashed, full lips as opposed to rugged, square jawed ‘hunks’
Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson): Slim, pale, defined, wears make up, ‘coiffed’ hair, androgynous, pretty
Debates whether or not male machismo, ‘macho-ness’ is constructed for other men, not women
What does the ‘guy candy’ model adopted by the Twilight films say about the ‘man in crisis’ culture/society we live in today?
Consider: How the representation of man is changing(has changed)What does it mean for a man to be ‘in crisis’Is this ‘guy candy’ approach equalling/levelling
the sexes or merely promoting further consumerism and materialism generally??