Representation of women

Synopsis;  Headhunters is a 2011 Norwegian action thriller film, based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Jo Nesbø. The film was directed by Morten Tyldum and stars Aksel Hennie, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Synnøve Macody Lund. Hennie portrays the successful but insecure corporate recruiter Roger Brown who lives a double life as an art thief to fund his lavish lifestyle. He finds out that one of his job prospects is in possession of a valuable painting and sets out to steal it.

Although the representation of women within the movie was rather inadequate, the few women starred within the film played quite significant roles.  The way they were portrayed though was quite unflattering, and giving in the stereotype of women.  For example;

Diana, at first she is made to seem materialistic and quite the flirt with other men.  But as the plot continues she is then portrayed as clingy when she keeps on asking him to have a child with her, and when he refused she slept with another man.  Also, at one point within the film it is made to seem as if she was in on trying to kill her husband.  Only at the end of the film is she portrayed as loyal to her husband and quite a strong women, but even then through out the whole film she is seen as submissive.  This portrayal of her only shows that women care for only material things and that's what makes them happy and that when a woman does not get her own way for the littlest of things she will go out of her way and do the most, and betray who is necessary to get what they want.

Lotte, she is depicted as obsessed with the main character and she is also whom he is having an affair with.  She again is depicted as submissive, obsessive, easy to get with and vulnerable.  Even though this was all a ploy just to help kill the main character, which she failed at doing she was still portrayed in an unflattering way.  This shows that in relationships women are seen as clingy and obsessive and willing to be or try to be with a man that is already in a relationship with someone else.

Natasja; was a Russian prostitute that was within the movie.  She is then obviously depicted as sexual and easily bought.  This again is a unflattering representation of women.  That when "bought" can be used to fulfill the pleasures of men.  

Overall the movie was interesting and very well produced but the representation of women was below sub-par.