Analyzing The Female Characters In Marval Superhero Movies

With the development of science and technology, more and more films dependenting on computer technology come out frequently. Among these films, superhero movies have gained highest attendance and box-office returns.This type of movie sprang up in America in 1930 s. After decades of development and exploration, the age of flourish come into being within the beginning of the 21 st century. Most of these superheroes which we can see in the films adapted from comic books published by Marvel Comics and DC Comics in US. Such as Superman, Batman, Iron Man, The incredible Hulk, Thor, and so on. These household names can be seen in every corner of the world. Begin with the flim Iron Man 1 to the latest film Ant-Man, Marvel Comics has gained nearly 54 billion yuan at the box-office in the whole world within its 12 superhero movies which are all included in Marvel Cinematic Universe.It is not difficult to find that, in these superhero movies which can be seen as the classic mainstream Hollywood commercial movies, those men who are muscular and possess the super power are always act as the Saviour, however, we can hardly see the superwomen save the world. Even if they can be comparable to the male heroes, superwomen often act as male heroes’ assistant or allies. Sometimes, to our surprise, they fightsaganist male heroes. As Laura Mulvey who was the pioneer of feminist film criticism said: women who are treated as “the others” are always absent from the main narration.If so for female heroes, why not for ordinary women?Obviously, the female images in those highly spread and influential superhero movies are very important, for it has represented women’s status in the popular culture. So, studying the female images in the superhero movies as well as whether there is gender discrimination in the films can be very useful in understanding the true quintessence in movie creation and the actual situation women situate in.Feminist film criticism is a branch of feminism, which has devoted to the liberation of the narrative subject in films and made the women’s expression more objective and unconstrained. It’s not only a theory, but also the result of practice. With the continuous development of film industry and the efforts made by Feminist film critics, the female images have gained some subtle changes. Sure enough, those changes are the selection of age whether from the perspective of business or art.