Sightseers

Directed by Ben Wheatley
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How would we apply feminism to this? Research: Male Gaze


Interesting juxtaposition between typical British tourism and serial killing
Feminist approach to film:
Tina plays the part of the defeneless woman. In fact, this point is reinforced by her childlike attitude, sheltered background and naive outlook on the world. This shows a patriarchal theme. However, subtle hints, combined with the ending of the film, point to the opposite. Chris follows Tina's suggestions and wishes, not instructions, portraying the stereotypical view of women and their role in the household. However, all these suggestions have impact, and are self serving to her. For example, suggesting Chris writes down his murders connects him to the crimes while giving her an alibi, which ties in aptly with her possibly planned 'suicide' trickery, leading to Chris' death not hers. It all suggests to Tina planning out the trip, with the end goal being murder, contrasting with her spontaneous murder of the runner.
Chris encompasses hyper masculinity - aggressive, domineering etc. Oppresses Tina.
'She was getting married' criticizing Tina for killing Chailey. Sees himself as almost a heroic figure, especially with the dream sequence. But gets attacked by the woman, predicting.
'Chailey' as a name, chavvy, slaggy names - criticizing women and their way of life she deems lower than her - contrasts with Tina's knitting and reserved life. Tina doesn't have a go at Chris for kissing Chailey, 'stand by your man' logic.
When Chris goes off, Tina instantly resorts to cooking for him. Traditional women role.
The mundane life of caravanning, combined with showing him plugging in, the toilets and shower etc. immerse us.
Men have the idea that the wrong they do serves a purpose, while women do wrong when they lose their temper, but subverts this at the end.
Debatable who is a muse to who. Creativity is tie to nature, and as the film progresses nature shown becomes wilder in landscape and weather.
Chris murders to gain control, Tina murders to lose it/Chris murders to feel empowered, and so can't escape what he resorts back to, while Tina goes to escape.
Comparing the first and last images of Tina - at the start, she's hiding behind a door, timid, not even the first person shown. Compared to at the end where she's smiling, standing high up - more confiden. Gone by being affected/controlled by someone to affecting/controlling someone


Research Sightseers
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Talk about the fact that it's British, not Hollywood. It's therefore less stylized, key elements are more expressive than Hollywood. British films also focus on themes of British Realism more (Martin Scorsese says social realism is Britain's greatest gift to the world), which is derivative of Italian reaism. Seem to like to link in to 'ideology' in a different way - binary oppositions, ideaology of the tine etc. British film ideology tends to be more critical of society, cynical
Talk about Ben Wheatley and his desire to include elements ofgothic horror in a contemporary context - ie Hammer Films, which he sees as traditional British films
Postmodern setting - more realistic approach on Bonny and Clyde. Ie Natural Born Killers
Get in narrative themes of feminism, love and relationships - immediately go from honeymoon stage to old married couple, having sex all the time to when his friend gets in the way and damage their relationship to sitting outside the caravan in the rain like old people, also shows women in the relationship approaching power then being pushed back down. Violence theme - solution of problems, relatively little repercussion, easy
Number of different ideological frameworks for how to look at the world and in the films, got to look at the films through themes. The ideology that we look at it through and comes out of it is feminism. Ie women are oppressed in patriarchal societies
Narrative contrasts the almost primitive violence of Chris and the idea of serial killing with the mind-numbing boringness of reality
WE ATTACH ONE IDEOLOGY TO EACH FILM