Your name Professor name Course April 21, 2015 Media Representation of Gendered or Sexualized Violence The theme of feminism comes out prominently in the movie No one Killed Jessica. The initial objective of the movie writer Raj Kumar was to depict the deep divide between the different social classes in India. However, as the story continues, the theme of feminism comes out eminently to haunt the patriarchal society which fails to recognize the value of the women folk in the society. One late night in a crowded club Jessica Myra, a renowned model refuses to serve an abhorrent young patron, Manish with his two friends. Without a second thought, the young patron pulls out a gun with the intent to scare Jessica but then shoots her dead (Rajkumar, 2011). At the center of the conflict is this rotten society in which men act on their on whims without caring whether they are hurting the women folk or not. Manish does not regard Jessica as a human being he kills her over a drink not considering the consequences of his deeds (Rajkumar, 2011). Referring to Moorti’s sentiments on feminism, it’s apparent that all the men who witnessed the murder are now quite and not willing to give any information to implicate Manish in this murder (p.115). Like in many othe
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1. how is the violence against women described or depicted?