Meg Altman played by Jodie Foster is the main female protagonist of the 2002 thriller film Panic Room, directed by David Fincher. In it, Meg must battle to try and save her daughters life after she is trapped in a panic room during a robbery of her house.
During this particular film, Jodie Foster’s character has to go through an emotional and physical battle as she fights to ensure her daughter does not die from her medical condition. This particular element of the film forms a large part of Megs struggle, as she is throughout trying to convince her armed robbers to save her daughters life.
This film also places Meg at the mercy of the robbers, seemingly unable to attempt anything successfully that will overcome the antagonists of the film, and this is something we feel our female protagonist will also face during our film.
We felt that the costume worn by Foster in this film is successful as it has simple connations of fear and anxiety, and is in keeping with the films simple premise and setting. We decided that costume for our female protagonsit would play an important part in the overall storyline of the film.
Jodie Foster in fact has played the lead role in many thriller films, such as The Silence of the Lambs and Flightplan. Due to this, we felt it would be wise to look at these films, and drew many ideas from the costumes, characters and iconography that Foster presents in her films. We also drew encouragement in using a female protagonist because of the success that Foster brought to her characters in her thriller films.
Laurence Ruthven
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