An Ecofeminist Perspective Mary Jenkins Trumpeter Ecofeminism proposes that the domination of women and the domination of nature are not only intimately connected but mutually reinforcing - Patsy Hallen. One of the many reasons why The Piano appeals to me is that I find it subversive.
Theories regarding the reported backlash to the general acclaim for the film are many.
My feeling is that anything that goes against the status quo , as Campions's film does, can expect a backlash. Not only does she remind us of the history of violence that is regularly reported in our media - men's violence against women but she also reveals parallel violence against wild nature. It is the wild , in women and nature, that patriarchy habitually endeavours to domesticate. It is the wild that Campion celebrates. In the opening sequences of the film, Ada is preparing for a journey.