Critiquing the Manipulations of Female Representation in Cinema: A Study of The Evil Queen (Iyke Odife, 2007)

Abstract

From Hollywood to Bollywood and to Nollywood's cinematic productions, there has been a trend of filmic manipulations of the woman's identity, which is crafted through male subjugation of women and gender stereotype in which there is a systematic assigning of denigrating roles and routines to female characters in cinema. Sexism in cinema has been grossly responsible for lopsided view of characterization and film narratives. In the Nollywood film: The Evil Queen, Egondu who became accidental leader of Achalike Kingdom is portrayed as callous, opportunist, power monger and murderer, who only represents darkness and evil to her society. This work encourages women to take up the fight to rewrite history and change the featuring of popular, gender-biased but infamous culture and themes in film genres, with more objectivity and determination.