Erotic Desire and Agency

In classical Hollywood cinema the male protagonist has agency, he is active, powerful and he is the agent around whom the dramatic action unfolds. the demale character is always passive and powerless, opposite to the male, as she is the object of desire for the male and the audience.
Laura Muley also argues that women have two roles in a single film. The first being the object of erotic desire for the characters and second being the object of erotic desire for the audience.
The can be seen in films such as James Bond and Top Gun.