Episode 3: Mad Max, Gender Roles in Cinema

Episode 3: Mad Max: Fury Road, Gender Roles in Cinema
Hosts: Frank Shaw and John Belliston
Contributors: Jax, and Aubrey Spivey.
Produced by Hobos in the Back Row
Edited by: Frank Shaw
Intro Music: Piano Sonata mvnt 1 by F.G. Shaw
Outro Music: Piano Sonata mvnt 3 by F.G. Shaw

Here it is! A little bit late, but a fun conversation never the less. Joining John and I for this podcast is Jax, and Aubrey Spivey to talk about Mad Max: Fury Road, and to discuss gender roles in cinema.

The sound quality is a lot lower than our previous podcasts. We tried a different way recording this podcast and it turned out not to be ideal. Live and learn. We're taking notes and going to be making changes to help up the quality for when we have multiple guests in the future.
 There are a lot of notes today:

First some links on Fury Road:

Why Furiosa is the main character of Mad Max.

Why Fury Road isn't feminist. 

How Fury Road switches up gender roles in cinema. 

And here's a list of links that lead to articles and studies that deal directly with gender roles in cinema.

Here's a link discussing women in the film industry. We don't delve into this particular aspect, but it is interesting.
 
Let her go!

Here's an actual study of how male and female roles are treated in movies broken down by rating.

A graphic showing gender roles in action films over the years.

Article discussing gender roles in horror films.

Thesis on horror films and gender roles in cinema. (Long read, but fascinating).

This article actually disagrees with the consensus we have about horror films. It's interesting, and we may visit this topic again (specifically with horror).

Gender roles in Disney Films. (I think this is something that we will revisit, specifically for Disney movies down the road.)

More about Disney movies.

Bechdel Test website. 

Movies that pass the Bechdel Test.