Sexism and Film Anaylisis/G.I.Jane

The movie G. I. Jane was written by Daniel Alexander. The motion-picture show was directed by Ridley Scott and was released in 1997. The require is about a female senator that succeeds in getting a woman, Jordan ONeil (Demi Moore), into the Navy SEALS training. If women compare favorably with men in a series of test cases, the forces will integrate women fully into all branches of the Navy. The female character goes through rigorous training correctly alongside the men. Every peerless expects the woman to fail during the intensive training that a SEAL must complete.ONeil faces sexism and physical challenges as she struggles to complete the training at the same quality or better than her male counterparts. The films title is interesting because it immediately draws attention to the difference between the commonly, known cliche of G. I. Joe to G. I. Jane. The title stands for a woman in the military which is not the norm. The film opening shows the unrest on the subject of faithfu lness to women in the military. Throughout the film, there are impressions discussing the inequality in the military for women.The scene where the senators are discussing selecting a woman and then the scene when ONeil is selected set a tone for the film showing the dirty manner in which women are treated in the military. Continuing the unfair treatment, the scenes during the basic training and the scene showing how the officers abuse ONeil reinforce the problems faced by a female in the military. Sexism is a hurdle that any woman in the military must confront. In the film, darkness and dimmed redness sets a mood where there is some mystery or some violence involved.The director uses one scene that is seen through the eyes of G. I. Jane to give the viewers a real feel for how G. I. Jane sees the world. The scene is where ONeil fights her Master Chief and features a wide variety of camera angles while focusing in on ONeil fighting to free her teammates. A climaxing scene in the fi lm is when ONeil is given the poesy Self Pity and is then congratulated by her Master Chief. ONeil fights back and wins his respect and that of the other trainees.This scene sums up all of the good work and success achieved by ONeil in the Navy SEALS. In this case, ONeil has conquered and won the battle of sexism facing women in the military. ONeil has proven she has the physical strength to compete with the men. The film shows that sexism is unnecessary, but unfortunately will probably exist forever. In this movie, sexism is thrown out the door as Demi Moores role in the movie proves sexism is outdated. The film shows that adversity can be overcome.Another human race of literature that has a similar theme is A Jury of Her Peers that deals with women being under appreciated. In the unequal story, a country attorney speaks with sarcasm to women and pokes fun at the women for occupying themselves with little things while the men were analyze a murder. All the while, the men were m issing the details and clues that would help explain what happened during the murder. In this story and in the movie G. I. Jane, men underestimate what women are capable of accomplishing.