So what are the reasons for this change in Male Gaze that I have highlighted in my previous posts. Does this shift appeal because of simple, direct emotions that are easy to predict in the audience reaction? Following the idea that sexuality sells, does having Angelina Jolie in a movie guarantee people will pay to go see it?
When seeing Jolie a viewer (typically a heterosexual male) will react immediately in lust. This is a pure desire for the sexual act and is temporary. Contrasting this, a viewer seeing Bacall will be inspired in a complex way depending on the context and their experiences and ideas.
People in society today seem to be insecure and require constant reassurance and self-reinforcement. They do not like change, possibly they think there is nothing there to change. So is lusting attractive as it is self-reassuring in a way?
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| Angelina Jolie exuding lust |
Opposite to this, falling in love with a beautiful, complex woman like Lauren Bacall, risks change as the audience develops a kind of relationship with her.
Do people now avoid change? Does society prefer simplicity? Lusting at a sexual image requires little thought and imagination. On the other hand being devoted to a woman like Lauren Bacall invokes thought and possible want to change.
Soft porn invokes a simple, disposable emotion and reinforces the viewer’s sense of self.
However, is this the male genders actual desire?
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