new Kind of Female Being Butch in the Military
... In the military, women’s participation has never been as high as in any other job institutions. ... However, Hollywood has staged a number of tough female characters in the big screen, women as cops or other law enforcing agents. ... Although most of them are fictions, the sight of butch and aggressive women often raise the question of femininity. ... This essay will discuss the different approach of butch and aggressive female characters by the two films and how it is related to women in reality. ... They still view Clarice as a helpless female and underestimate her ability to solve the case. ... This type of harassment does not take place simply in the film, in the military approximately 64 % of women admit to be sexually harassed and a woman soldier who won’t pay attention to a male colleague is often considered lesbian. ... This is due to the masculine female character that she plays; a woman with the capability to be in the law enforcement bureau and has no intimate relationship with any male agents. ... Clarice Starling, despites her toughness and bravery, still possesses a number of female characteristics. ... It also tries to exhibit the life of a powerful female law enforcer agent traps in a male dominant environment, complete with the dramas and the complications. ... This kind of look is completely the opposite of the Sarah from Terminator I, in the earlier movie she was portrayed as an uncertain, frightened and weak figure. ... For most of the film, Sarah ignores her son and just focuses on keeping him alive by being the tough soldier. ... Under her military outfit and heavy weapons, Sarah is being out competed by the Terminator for her role as John’s mom. ... The Terminator listens and plays with John, while Sarah is busy being a soldier. ... This kind of sacrifice shows that the Terminator is not simply the protector of humanity but also the creator of humanity’s future. ... In my point of view, these two butch characters just vaguely describe the life of tough females. ... Many women, in government enforcer agency and/or the military, have husbands and families.