final paper
For my final paper i chose to look at four films directed by Quentin Tarantino. i analyzed Jackie Brown, Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2, and Death Proof.
i looked at the different ways he uses strong female characters, specifically as lead characters, and the ways in which he uses sex to sell the idea of a strong woman to his audience. the progression of more and more sexiness through each film was surprising and interesting to me. Jackie Brown was the least sexual of the four films, and by death proof he had his female leads in nothing but underwear at times. in my paper i argued that as far as hollywood films go, tarantino is as close to feminist as we are going to get, and that he has figured out that sex does sell. so if you want to make a statement it's gotta be sexy.