Edge of Tomorrow
Costume
Rita from Edge of Tomorrow wears a lot of
combat clothing, yet her figure and fitted clothing enables her to look
feminine. For the first ¾ of the film you see Rita wearing her war uniform
which consists of her under clothing which is a black tracksuit with extra
padding and a red and black robotic armour which is unique to Rita as everyone else’s
is just black. The added colour of red also adds feminism to her costume as red
is an attractive colour which helps her look her best even when she is at war.
At other times, like when she first meets Officer Cage, she may be wearing a
black tracksuit for training, even though she is very strong and tough the
outfits that she wears help her feminine side come to light.
Hair
Rita always has her hair in a Plait, this
shows that she is a practical woman as she does not want her hair to get in the
way when she is fighting for her life at war. However, her hair plait is also
very feminine as she has not just got it up in a ponytail, which is very
standard, she has it is a very neat plait which shows that she wants to be fierce
and feminine at the same time which is a good image to have when she is the
best soldier the army have got.
Make up
In Edge of Tomorrow Rita wears very little
make up apart from mascara, which undoubtedly makes her look very feminine and
attractive. However she also wears special effect make up, like fake blood and
dirt so that her character looks realistic, because she is not going to look perfect
when she is a futuristic war. Rita’s little make up makes her look natural and
pure, but she also has make up on to make the film realistic and it also shows
Rita’s feminine and tough personality.
Props
Rita does not have many props apart from
her suit of armour which she wears throughout the film, and she also has her
sword, which only she has, being the best soldier in the army. Her sword has a
great impact on the audience as it shows how deadly Rita can be as she can do a
lot of damage with her famous sword. However it also shows her feminine side as
her sword if very sleek and slim, which shows agility, but also power.
Settings
The film is set in a destroyed world, where
aliens from mysterious planets have attacked and ruined. It is also set in a
secured and segregated war camp where Rita trains as the face of the war. The
world at this point is very dark and broken which makes the film realistic and
believable. Rita is mainly set in her training arena where she spends a lot of
her time, the obstacles and tasks that she takes on portrays an agile and
feminine look which really shows Rita’s personality.
