Introduction The role of appearance in the human life is discussed in a lot of movies. The ideas of these movies are usually similar, and the movie message is based on the statement of significance of the inner beauty instead of focusing on the appearance. Penelope (2006) is the fantasy comedy directed by Mark Palansky, and this movie is also focused on the conflict between the appearance and inner beauty of the person. Basing on the plot which reflects many elements of fairy tales, Palansky develops the idea that the inner beauty should be the main reason to evaluate the person and its qualities. The director also emphasizes the role of the person’s self-acceptance as the way to overcome any difficulties. Starring Christina Ricci as Penelope, James McAvoy as Max, and Reese Witherspoon as Annie, the film produced by the Stone Village Pictures with the budget in $15 million gained more than $ 21 million during the period of distribution. The theme and message of Penelope which is to accept oneself without references to the appearance is important to be discussed within the Gender and Film Course as it illuminates the ways how appearance can influence the gender interactions. Thus, the purpose of this mid-term paper is to apply the concepts learning within the course to the message of the movie Penelope basing on the analysis and discussion of the scene from the movie. Description The movie begins with telling the story of Penelope. The first scene during which the audience can observe Penelope and her disorder begins at the fourth minute of the movie. It is important to concentrate on this scene from the fourth minute of the movie which lasts approximately 3 minutes. Penelope is sitting in the dark room of her family mansion, and she is making the origami figure of a red bird. The girl is listening to the young man’s speech, but she cannot see him as well as the man cannot see Penelope. The young man is standing in front of the mirror which divides the hall and Penelope’s room. The desire to see Penelope in spite of her appearance because only the inner beauty matters is declared. However, when Penelope comes to the man he tries to escape because of the disgust he feels while observing the girl with the face disorder. Penelope is not upset, but her mother cries in despair because of the situation ( Penelope , 2006). Analysis of the Scene This scene is important to understand the feelings of Penelope and her mother in relation to Penelope’s disorder. Thus, Penelope is sitting in the dark room because she is hidden from the world to avoid the situation when people could see her ‘pig’ face. However, Penelope is not ready to agree with the situation, and she is making the origami figure of the bird as a symbol of freedom. The young man speaking to Penelope knows about her disorder, but he thinks he can admit it because only inner beauty can be really significant, and they have a lot of similarities because they have to live as in prison under the influence of their status and appearance. Nevertheless, when Penelope comes to the young man he escapes, supporting the idea that appearance matters for him ( Penelope , 2006). However, Penelope is not upset because she understands that her ‘pig’ face cannot reflect her inner wor