Women and Film

I think that Said helps develop not only the idea of women in film, but also women in Orientalism. Women from the middle East are constantly portrayed as Harems. They are turned into sex goddesses that wear barely any clothing and can almost cast a spell on men simply by peering into their eyes. It disturbs me now that I look at the various films that display women in this manner. It is almost as if they are simply objects belonging to men and no longer human beings with ideals, thoughts, and freedoms. They are trapped like slaves in this frame that depicts them only in one light, and because of the horrific misconception of culture it continues to occur.