How is media language used in The town of now return to represent gender and sexuality.

In the Avengers, Mise-en-scene in the town of no return was used to represent societal values and Attitudes of the sixties through the use of costume/clothing, make up and hair style. Emma Peel, the female protagonist, wears tight fitting clothes which are partially leather; her hair is pushed back and short with simple sixties make-up.This connotes the movement of femininity in the sixties, empowering women through wearing what they want to but also representing sexuality and how the sixties was a ‘decade of free love’ ,due to the scientific discovery of the contraceptive pill, so women didn’t have to be as careful and ashamed when it comes to representing what they feel like. The partially leather suit implies to dominating and sexual acts.  It starts with a close up of a door bell, Steed presses the door bell with his cane. This connotes to Steed being the higher class man so he is not needing to respect the building by pressing the doorbell with his finger. This could also connote to Steed ringing Mrs Peel's bell. Followed by a giant eye that is used as a peephole for the door. The eye is covered in makeup, this emphasises the women becoming empowered during the 1960's. The man however, wears more ‘respectable’ clothing, a suit with a bowler hat and an umbrella, the conservative suit he’s wearing is directly contradictory to that of Emma Peel’s clothing, perhaps conforming to societal conventions of men and deeming them more respectable and superior to women by staying in their comfort zone.  The men are in suitable and formal clothing, this may indicate that they are superior and deemed more presentable compared to women.

In the beginning of the extract, one of the first sounds introduced is a non-diegetic flutter of excitement sound, highlighting the relationship between the man-Emma Peel’s boss, and herself. This connotes that the relationship between the two is more than friendly, playful and most importantly mutual. It isn’t just the man advancing towards her, once again representing the growth in free love of the sixties and the uprising of women stepping out of their boundaries against men.This connotes that the relationship between the two is more than friendly, playful and most importantly mutual. It isn’t just the man advancing towards her, once again representing the growth in free love of the sixties and the uprising of women stepping out of their boundaries against men. The next sound is a diegetic doorbell sound from when the doorbell is rung, followed shortly by a non-diegetic crescendo when the eye opens, signifying that there’s chemistry building up between the two characters and confirming that it’s a mutual feeling between them.