Mulvey's theory on the Male Gaze can be applied to the image taken from the television show 'Poldark' that was aired in 1975. In the photo the lead male is shown to hold all of the power, this is because of the use of both his and the females body language. The woman shows herself as being closed off by the use of her arms being crossed, however she holds complete eye contact with the man who has his hand fixed on her face to ensure that the eye contact stays intact. The man having this control over the woman creates a sense of objectification to the woman, which is showing the viewer the scene from a males perspective.
The updated version of this show which has been aired most recently in 2015 shows a complete contrast in the characters. The image above portrays the male lead as muscularly defined and seductive to female viewers. The use of female gaze in this photo is apparent because he has his top off showing his idealistic male body, which is what would be wanted from a female perspective.
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