In Valentino’s films if a woman looks with interest at a man first, she is a vamp. The traditional gender roles the women are the ones who should be pursued, while the men are the ones who will do the pursuing. Is this still the dominant way of thinking even in today’s movies? In a Romantic Comedy (aka: A Chick Flick), boy meets girl and they fall in love. Most of today’s romantic comedies display the traditional gender roles, typically the boy sees the girl first and then the pursuit begins. An example of this is seen in “10 Things I Hate About You” when Cameron sees Bianca first and the pursuit begins. Bianca continuously blows Cameron off, until she finally realizes that Cameron is worth dating (but that’s not till the end of the movie)… so throughout the movie you see Cameron trying his best to impress her.
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