I was deeply amazed by Lars von Trier's profound exploration of the structural processes of female sexuality in society in his film The Female Addict. This is a very insightful psychoanalytic film that warns us that "sexuality" is never a pure "biological instinct", but only a social structure and discipline of the subject (especially women) product. There's an extremely profound episode here, where heroine Joe and her girlfriend compete on a train to bring more men into the bathroom to have sex with themselves, and whoever wins gets a bag of chocolates at the finish. Here, "a bag of chocolate" as a symbolic symbol must not be understood as a trophy in a game, it is a way for women in society (men-dominated society) to obtain a tool for confirming that they are really a role model. Tools and Evidence of "Woman" Identity. The person who owns this "bag of chocolate" means that she has greater sexual attraction to men, so she is also a "more woman-like woman". This game is by no means an adventure between girlfriends. Behind it is the male other's gaze on women. Through this gaze, the way women enjoy sexual desire has been structured by social ideology. Women must take the initiative to put themselves In a passive position, women want to become men's pursuit objects and noble objects of desire. Women are just a "thing" whose function is to complete men's identification with self-authority and dominance. This is the deep meaning of Lacan's saying "Women want to become phalluses, men want to pursue phalluses". By constantly pursuing and possessing the "penis", men's desire for conquest is satisfied, thereby completing his narcissistic imagination; and by constantly dressing up and charming, women become "penis", and they long for the arrival of a man to fill them The emptiness and lack of desire.
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