BatMen : Maskulinitet, kroppsideal och mansroll i Batman-filmer 1966-2016

Sammanfattning: The purpose of this paper is to get a better understanding of how the malerole is changing over time. Masculinity and what defines a male hero seemsto be changing depending on the time we are living in. Society and normsare forming ideals for how a man should act and look. I have chosen to doan analysis on Batman because he is a hero who has a long history in ourpopular culture. I have analysed 5 different movies with 5 different actorswho have portrayed him from 1966 to 2005. The paper's method is filmanalysis and I have analysed how the actors who are portraying Batmanhave changed over time in the different Batman movies, focusing on howhis body, male role and masculinity have changed in the different Batmanincarnations. This implies paying attention to changes in muscularity, typeof masculinity and the relationship between the hero's mind and body. I amalso viewing Batman as if he is two different persons, one as Bruce Wayneand one as Batman. The result shows that the focus on the body's physicalattributes has increased gradually over time. The physical changes began inBatman's costume and slowly over time the focus has switched to his realbody.