What Does Drive Say About Masculinity | Video Essay

In which I use Drive as a vehicle to discuss how patriarchy and toxic masculinity affect men.
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What is Toxic Masculinity and how does it work? Nicolas Winding Refn's 2011 movie Drive is an almost perfect encapsulation of how patriarchy and toxic masculinity hurt men. The work of feminist scholar bell hooks sheds a light on the mechanisms of patriarchy and toxic masculinity, and applying her theories to Drive (2011) allows for a nuanced and layered understanding of Nicolas Winding Refn's film. Through this analysis, it's clear that The Driver is a slave to patriarchal indoctrination, no matter how badass he may think that he is. The result of patriarchy and toxic masculinity is a man who is emotionally distant, deeply lonely, and dangerously violent.

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Some Sources for this Essay:
Susan Hayward “Key Concepts in Cinema Studies”
bell hooks “The Will To Change”
The Fable of The Scorpion and The Frog: http://www.aesopfables.com/cgi/aesop1...
NPR Interview with Nicolas Winding Refn “Drive Lets The Songs Do The Feeling”: https://www.npr.org/sections/therecor...
The Guardian Film Podcast Weekly with Nicolas Winding Refn: https://www.theguardian.com/film/audi...
Nicolas Winding Refn - Drive Q&A    • Nicolas Winding Refn - Drive Q&A  
DP/30: Drive, director Nicolas Winding Refn    • DP/30: Drive, director Nicolas Windin...