Women in Cinematic Era: Language of Oppression and Liberation

Women in the society were always placed in the small sector playing its traditional role as an obedient wife, a sacrificing mother and a second rate citizen. This study is conducted to find the true picture of women in selected films employing qualitative method particularly context analysis. The two films, Bata, Bata, Paano Ka Ginawa?” (Child, child, How were you made?), and “The Color Purple” were contextually analyzed. The analysis of the two films revealed that women basically experience oppression at home; patriarchal tradition and culture strongly contributes to oppression; transcendence like participation in social movement freed them from social, cultural and economic oppression; issues on polyandry and lesbianism surfaced as form of liberation while social norms post questions on it. Despite views on women as marginalized people and slaves in patriarchal society, they liberate themselves in a very painful process like educating themselves, identifying their legal rights and transforming from passive to active individual. To fully understand the role of women in the society, women studies will be included in the curriculum in any college courses; literary pieces to be used in educational attempt should be utilized, if not, observe equality among sexes and show moral norms.