My final paper topic is to write on a film genre, character type or a filmaker/actors body of work and analyze it. My current leaning is to focus on musicals with female protagonists. I want to show examples of women's representation in musicals over time, because of this I will be choosing a broad range of musicals: the sound of music,the wizard of oz, chicago, and rent. I am hoping to compare and contrast the sound of music and the wizard of oz to chicago and rent to show how the representation of women in musicals has changed over time. I am thinking that I will examine how the characters of maria and dorthy are both trying to find where they fit in in their worlds and the trials they must undergo to find themselves. For chicago and rent the emphasis I think is the relationships and sexual undertones/overtones that are present. I also want to look at how the films define success for the female characters and if that changes in the representations in the films.
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