The article examines the relationship between voyeurism and urban society amid widespread surveillance systems through films Rear Window, Silver, and The End of Violence. These films demonstrate the altered use of camera lens during distinctive urban periods and geographic spaces.
One thing I find in common of all these films is the power inequality arise when a person or a group of people, usually males, could gain access to view, interpret, or even interfere with affairs of others being watched. Even so, women being viewed in films are sometimes willing to be objectified, which further empowered the individuals who control such gaze.
Moreover, in these films, when camera lens become the screen through which events are recorded, not only is there a question of privacy, but also brings a new way of knowing. In this sense, these reels viewed by voyeur and the real may mutually redefine and recreate each other.
— Mengdie Zhou, u3591819
Thoughtful summary. Your point about women being aware of the gaze but being willing to be gazed at is interesting. Why do you think they are willing to be put under the gaze? Perhaps, you can also further elaborate on the ‘new way of knowing’, and the relationship between the reel and the real.