Spatial Metaphor of Thelma & Louise from the Perspective of Feminism

Abstract

Based on the expression of the theme of female subject consciousness, Thelma & Louise combines the openness of road films in terms of environment and landscape, casting feminism into spatial construction, effectively realizing the combination of Hollywood genre films and feminism. From a feminist perspective, this paper highlights the interactive construction between female body space, narrative space and the psychological space of two protagonists. As for the narrative space, the female body of two main characters deconstructed the solidified label of screen women. For the geospatial space, the static space and the dynamic space respectively shows the women’s circumstances under a patriartical society and the wokeness of the female mentality. In the term of the psychological space, the journey of the two main characters symbolized the liberate of the women’s desire, expressed the dilemma between living and happiness. The film realizes the interactive construction of the female body, narrative and psychological space.