The Mirror Stage
Lacan and The Mirror Stage (1966)
We often see that infants observe themselves in the mirror and believe that the image they see is superior in comparison to them. The baby fails to identify as the image they see, hence they set this mirage as a worshiping icon and will strive to correspond to this vision of themselves.
In the same way, women often elicit the same behaviour in cinema; the 'ideal' depiction that they see on screen is a representation of a superior being which they wish to transform themselves into.
This internalisation of ideals, results in a hyper awareness of ones self as an object to be watched. Hence people often develop body dysmorphia, which ultimately supports Laura Mulvey's concept that we have been exposed to a very patriarchal kind of cinema.
In the same way, women often elicit the same behaviour in cinema; the 'ideal' depiction that they see on screen is a representation of a superior being which they wish to transform themselves into.
This internalisation of ideals, results in a hyper awareness of ones self as an object to be watched. Hence people often develop body dysmorphia, which ultimately supports Laura Mulvey's concept that we have been exposed to a very patriarchal kind of cinema.
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