The problem of relativity...

Has the use of objectification in film changed over the years?

Where once women would be objectified for a reason such as in a patriachal society (during the 1940s it was said to be an expression of power and control over the women as well as sexual), most female audiences are familar with (even expecting) the shallow use of the male point of view camera nowadays.

Is the 'male gaze' becoming extinct?

With an increasing number of female writers and directors, the 'female gaze' is becoming a dominating macro feature of films. Not only are men being objectified but the women are taking control over the characters (the most overt example is Jane Campion's 'The Piano'). Ada is portrayed as the masculine mother and it is the men who are emotionally unstable and weak. But there are other, more sutble blurrings of the gender boundaries; 'Jack And Sarah', 'The Full Monty' and 'Disclosure'.

What do feminists prefer in female cinema? And what do women want from both male and female cinema?