FILM REVIEWS1
Automobiles in Cinema
The use of automobiles and muscular cars have been one of the most prevalent
characteristic traits which are associated with the strength of the heterosexual male and his
defining feature. In this aspect, there are a number of subjects that are added to reflect the motive
of the director on the screen which forms the image among the audience. The most crucial thing
which completes the meaning of the usage of cars is the motorways and roads. They are denoted
with the power to define the implication of the scene where a running and crowded highway
gives the idea of the generality where the character is lost and is not allowed to focus on any
single vehicle. On the other hand, the isolation of characters confined and alone inside a car
shows the inner turmoil where the outside world does not have any connection any longer
(Gurung, 2019). This space is referred to as a ‘non-place’ which is the place of transition where
the presence of human being stays anonymous.
However, the use of cars in Hollywood movies are due to their ideology embedded in the
defining feature of the ‘male persona’ for example the “The Bond” franchise where Bond and his
super enigmatic cars are prone to survive all the extremities when they are together in a scene.
The intertwining of men and muscular car, where Bond becomes the most potent weapon of the
Queen of England when he is equipped with the car where the concept of non-place is contrasted
as every time the love interest of Bond ends up in a life and death situation, it is the
amalgamation of the car and the character that saves the day. The use of muscular cars has been
regularly used as the symbol of masculinity in “Bullitt”, “John Wick”, “the Bourne” Franchise,
“Collateral”, “True Detective”, etc. These movies associate the speed of the car with the strength
of the male heroes, the faster the vehicle owned by the character the more iconic the hero
(Gurung, 2019).

The use of automobiles and muscular cars

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