Rita profile - Edge of Tomorrow

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.