The two movies I have chosen are Rosemary's Baby and Scream.
The convention I have chosen is female lead. (victim/saviour.)
In both movies, the female lead is assertive, and both physically and mentally strong. In Rosemary's Baby, Mia Farrow plays the role of Rosemary, who is expecting a baby. She is a victim because her unborn child is wanted for satanic rituals. Her costumes make her appear vulnerable, because she wears 'puffy' or 'frilly' dresses that accentuate her small frame. Rosemary is very much alone in her world, because she has been disowned by her religious family and doesn't have a lot of friends in the city she is in. There are many camera shots that show this. For example, there are high angle shots of large rooms in the house, with Rosemary in the middle, looking very small compared to her surroundings. She doesn't know much about her new neighbours, the Castavettes, an old couple that constantly seek company from Rosemary and her husband, Guy.
In Scream, the strong female lead is Sidney Prescott, an american teenage girl. She is not like other teenage girls in the way that she is sexually conservative, and does not drink or do drugs like other characters in the film. Sidney Prescott is mentally strong because after her mother's brutal murder and graphic mutilation, she seems to be coping better than you would expect. She does not openly grieve or talk about her mother and is defensive when people make derogatory comments about her. Sidney carries a lot of emotion behind her eyes, whether it be terror, happiness, or sadness. To examine this, there are many close-up shots of Sidney's face to show her reactions to situations. Her costumes suggest her moral strength. She doesn't wear short skirts or cropped tops that suggest sexual activity.
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