Feminism and Violence

   In the movie Lady Vengeance, there is an element of feminism that is seen and portrayed
throughout the movie. Even though this movie's theme is primarily violence, there is a subtle message that is being conveyed throughout the movie concerning the power of women. Lady Vengeance in this movie portrays at first the submissive and objectified woman. She seems so gentle on the surface and feeds into male's sexual lusts by offering her body to them. However, by the end of the movie, Lady Vengeance breaks the "submissive woman" mold. She goes to the man that ruined her, and shoots him in the feet and brings others to slay him. She no longer is seen as this submissive, gentle angel, but she is seen as someone with spirit and an independent spirit. This movie explores not only the issue of violence, but women committing the violence. It is uncommon, and Lady Vengeance is breaking the stereotype of a woman. She is clever and has a brain, and even though the males in this film believe that they have  power over her, she proves them all wrong in the end. In this movie, she is triumphant over males, and she can be a representation of female potential in society. The feminism in this movie can be clearly seen through the character Lady Vengeance.