Shannon's Blog

Iron Man 2 , the first film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to include Natasha Romanoff, gave the Black Widow a weak introduction, as her character is written to fall under a positive stereotype of women being valued only for their sex appeal. Future films where she is featured have better established her personality and motivations. Despite the well-written exploration of her character in other films, it was not their responsibility to properly develop Romanoff. Iron Man 2 could have included a characterization of her that did not rely primarily on sex appeal.   The backstory and occupation of Romanoff follow that of the original Marvel comics, so the movie was correct in keeping her career as a spy. Inclusion of her sarcastic humor and serious, calculating personality was necessary. As seen in the movie, without her signature traits, she is rather one-dimensional. Her lack of personality emphasizes the dependence the movie places on her beauty as a definition of herself and would ha

  Movies and television shows have a history of attempting to make audiences like female characters that are portrayed as attractive but with a lack of personality. The character is typically noted and applauded by others for her beauty, which does not appear as a negative portrayal of women. The issue, however, is that some women in the media are primarily characterized by their good looks and are not given any other form of identity. They are treated like their beauty is their personality, which gives the impression that women can only be respected and liked if they are pretty. One of the most well-known women in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Natasha Romanoff, also known as “Black Widow”, was introduced under that positive stereotype. Her first movie was Iron Man 2 , where she first appears in a tight-fitting blouse, catching the attention of the male characters, most significantly Tony Stark, who looks up more information about her. She then defeats one of Stark’s friends in a spar

 I think this will be an interesting experiment.  To test how to embed images, I will include a picture of me waving while wearing a shirt of my favorite band.