Post Feminism in 'Flight Plan' and 'Provoked'

The film that I chose to look at in comparison to 'Flight Plan' is 'Provoked' which is a film that has the bollywood actress, Ashwarya Rai.

'Flight Plan':

• In the film, post feminism is shown in the character Jodie because she behaves in the film as she is a male. E.g. in the film, Jodie is looking after her daughter and her behaves with her daughter is as if she is a father to her as well as a mother. She does this by protecting her from every problem even the weather.
• Jodie dresses like a male in the film because she wears a long coat and trousers. By this Jodie does not dress as a female but dresses more smart that makes her look like a male character.
• Jodie is shown as a independent character in the film and this is because at the beginning of the film, she is looking after her daughter alone and providing for her. E.g. when she loses her at the airport and takes up the responsibility of looking for her herself.
• Another way that post feminism is shown in the film is because Jodie is put across as a strong character. E.g. when she loses her daughter in the plane, she does not give up hope on finding her and looks in to the area where all the luggage is and keeps fighting to find her daughter even when no one believes her. This shows her as strong because she is able to deal with the problems that are being given to her and even though no one believes her, she is fighting for her daughter.

'Provoked':

• Post feminism is shown in this film because at first the female in the character is shown as vulnerable and weak because she is the victim of rape from her husband. In addition, throughout the film the actress begins to fight back to her husband because of what he is doing to her. She then murders him which shows her fighting for her rights and taking control of the situation. This is something that would not be acceptable behaviour by females in the media and shows for a change females sticking up for themselves.
• Ashwarya Rai is sent to jail for murder of her husband. She then begins to get bullied by other females in the jail. The actress then begins to stand for her rights and fights back by beating them up and cuts them. This portrays her as using male behaviour which is most likely expected by males.
• Ashwarya Rai is also represented as proving a point that females can stand up for themselves. E.g. Ashwarya Rai escaped from jail to prove her innocence and prove that her husband was wrong. She also helps other females who are in the same situation that she was. This connotes that the character is making a point that females can get out of this problem and not always be victims for rape and abuse.
• The character is represented as independent because she comes out of jail and looks after her children herself. This makes the female character be shown as independent because she can get through her problems herself.

The two films show post feminism because both films look at the independence of females as in the film the two female characters are shown as independent. E.g. the female character in 'Provoked' is shown as independent when looking after her children alone and Jodie is shown as independent when also looking after her children. By this we can tell that both films are similar in showing post feminism in the film and in the character. In 'Flight Plan', Jodie also is shown as a strong character because when everyone gives up on her daughter, she still has the faith that she is going to find her daughter. Similarily, this is similar to the female character in 'Provoked' because she is also fighting against her husband and the bullies in the jail. By this we can tell that the films are very similar as they both represent females as strong and independent and by this feamles are being given more of a importance in films to overcome the stereotypes of females.