Tuesday, 5 February 2013

gender issue and male gaze in Hitman (gameone)

iv picked Hitman absolution because of the story line is basically a damsel in distress.
You play as the famous 47 hit man and u have to protect this little girl called Victoria. she then one who gets kidnapped and you have to try to find her from bad men.

the title menu starts up with Diane Burnwood  in a shower. also you killer her  in the first part of the game. but she does betray the agency so he has to kill her in a way  

 the character Victoria is the special girl that every one wants but she is shown scared and weak and in most of the game she is ill see is seen more as a object then a person she doesnt talk that much, what ever 47 says she does.

the sceen in the photo is a part of the game where she is ill and and you have to carry her to safety. but the only reason she is il is bcause this neck-less that makes her special has been taken off. the neck-less make her a super killer. she was also made.

Another part of the games which is a huge male gaze is the strip club
you walk in to this and there are nothing but dirty perverted men. even though the object is to kill a male to find out where Victoria is but you still have to wait for him to get a lap dance before your  able to finish him. i find that funny they they done it so you get to see him get a dance and whiles hes getting a dance i at the same time are watching it also the camera so we have three things viewing.


here is a classic gender issue yes the guy is a pig and is the kind of guy who would spend his most of his time is a strip club but you don't really need to show the strippers with their legs open and able to see that is not part of the game its simply to perv.

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