Representation of Gender - essay

The female protagonist ( Daeherys ), is portrayed as having traits of the sexy woman including being more powerful than traditional women; this is shown through the abundance of low angle camera shots looking up at the woman, in addition to the strong posture the actress possesses in the scene. Furthermore, she also uses men to get what she wants, shown through the fact she gained an army by trading in a dragon of which she will later use against the man she had traded with. The protagonist also shows elements of the lesbian woman, although she may not be a lesbian, this is because she takes on masculine roles, for example controlling an army, and settling issues that would be stereotypically a 'mans job'; dealing with business with other men. 

In terms of sound, the protagonists dialogue is spoken with high confidence, enhancing the presentation of her strength and power. Also, leading up to the dragons fire and the battle there is this non diegetic music that has a slow rhythm and a low tone of the beating of what sounds like a drum, which increases in volume, the female silences the music with her dialogue of a single word; this emphasises  her power, as she dominates even the music which is edited into the scene. This is also highlighted when she is talking to the army after the battle, before she speaks there is only the ambience that can be heard, and then her voice, this is a poignant aspect of the scene as it shows her strength and confidence as a woman and the controversial role she holds. 

The camera shots are key to portraying the woman as withholding the traits she has. For example, she is shot, mainly, using low angle shots, looking up at her which emphasises her power, as well as this she, for the majority of shots, remains in the centre of the shot, highlighting her importance and significance as a woman in the scene, emphasising her strength and power over others. This is evident when she walks away from the man, towards the army,