beyonce male gaze analyse

Beyonce

·      the music video opens with  beyonce look sweaty/sparkly and nude which  appeals for men a sits for men, which this is suggesting she is naked and this is showing women falling under the male gaze and how women are thought to look and behave as male music videos are nothing like females. Its closed up with  just shoulders and head shot as it showing how suggestive and sexual she looks.  

·      It follows to a big close up of just her face again this show suggestive she is acting and the song is all about “making love” so its showing the male gaze of a women, her hand movements across her chest and the way she is slowly moving is demonstrating the sexual nature of the song the fact this song has been made for men as its not appealing to most women  

·       It closes in on her lips a lot to show how seductive she is acting the music video and its showing slow movements of the lips which is making her look very very suggestive to the male audience, she is moving very slowly and gracefully which again is the male gaze upon women 

·      this video also shows a male wrapping her arms around her which  again is showing he has the power as his “strong” arms are wrapped around her while she is wearing suggestive clothing furthermore this is showing a lot of cleavage and other areas which  is appealing to men  as its probably a man who directed the music video  

·      the shots then  alternate with diffirent style effects and close ups of beyonce and the suggestive clothing she is wearing, this is falling all upon the male gaze view. This shows her moving very gracefully and slowly in the differentiating shots which is very suggestive and appealing to men as the song is all about “making love”