In Valentino’s films if a woman looks with interest at a man first, she is a vamp.\u00c2\u00a0 The traditional gender roles the women are the ones who should be pursued, while the men are the ones who will do the pursuing.\u00c2\u00a0 Is this still the dominant way of thinking even in today’s movies?\u00c2\u00a0 In a Romantic Comedy (aka: A Chick Flick), boy meets girl and they fall in love.\u00c2\u00a0 Most of today’s romantic comedies display the traditional gender roles, typically the boy sees the girl first and then the pursuit begins.\u00c2\u00a0 An example of this is seen in “10 Things I Hate About You” when Cameron sees Bianca first and the pursuit begins.\u00c2\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n
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