aeon flux trailer analysis

Aeon flux trailer analysis

The first shot of the main female protagonist is her standing from a crouched position. She holds herself in a very powerful way, a typical male stance.

We next see her looking down with her hair blowing around her face- in true comic book style.

We then see her jump off a building and there is a classic ‘flying’ shot as she falls through the air. The way her body is positioned means that her breasts are pushed forward and because of her skimpy latex outfit they are excentuated.

There is a shot of her shoes landing safely on the ground- these just happen to have a heel.

There is a male voice over saying ‘you’re needed’ this then gives the impression that she is under some kind of male authority.

Next the main female characters voice is heard giving information about the film. ‘it is the last city on earth’

There are shots of soldiers all dressed in black- bad guys- and they are all men. Gender battle?

There is a shot of the two main bad guys walking toward the camera they look powerful and in control.

When the voice over says ‘people disappear like they never existed’ a woman is seen being snatched. Damsel in distress, weak and powerless under the male soldiers.

The next shot is in my opinion a pointless one. Voyeuristic camera work shows the female protagonist in a very revealing swimming costume just walking around a futuristic house/flat. This just goes to show that the director is trying to appeal to the male audience as this shot tells us nothing of the film or its narrative.

There is also a scene where a man and woman are kissing passionately. The next shot is the man passing what looks like a pill into the woman’s mouth using his tongue. Showing again that the male is in control.

There are then various action shots with Aeon beating people. You see her being given a ‘assignment’ by a authoritarian figure who is a WOMAN! Unlike most other films where the boss I a male. A boss-man if you will. Charlie of Charlie’s angels, Lara’s dad in tomb raider, the boss types in resident evil.

There are then shots of Aeon and a female counterpart being acrobatic in their skimp outfits and ending up in somewhat revealing/ unfeminine positions. (spread eagled across a wall)

There is a really well framed shot showing what we are to believe is the female protagonist- only masked- and behind her is a enormous billboard with a picture of the man who she has been sent to assassinate.

‘she’s coming get to a safe place’ is said by a woman to the male character, this shows that she is dangerous and in control of the situation.

She uses a gadget to blast trough a wall made up of small metallic balls. Before they explode she says ‘good boys’ in a sexy husky voice. This is almost pastiche of the ‘hello boys’ first ever controversial wonder-bra ad. Referring to them as boys also makes her seem like the more dominant gender as they are doing her dirty work.

Toward the end of an action montage where Aeon is beating up bad guys- all male- she says ‘amateurs’ under her breath. This therefore anchoring the idea that she is all powerful and in control. A dangerous feisty female protagonist.

The last shot of her we see is her shooting with two machine guns, one held behind her head. That goes in time with a pleonastic drum beat.