There are a lot of intertextual references within films and TV and a lot of these define conventions of the genre they are in. For example, white on black is a classic convention of a thriller film and fast paced music is a convention for an action film.
Thelma and Louise has been seen to relate to the ever changing views on females. They show that women don't need to be controlled by men and are perfectly capable of looking after themselves which challenges the generic archetype because normally in thriller films the woman dies (femme-fatale).
Compared to Pyscho's representation of females it is completely different. Marion Crane being the classic femme fatale who is mischievous and dangerous and punished for her actions compared to Thelma and Louise who are independent women and give the punishments.
Marion is shown to be scared when the cop pulls her over and you can tell by the look on her face that she has done something wrong. The cop is a dominant figure which is how men were portrayed. Whereas in Thelma nd Louise you can see that Ridley Scott has referenced Hitchcock's scene. Although Ridley has created two different females compared to Hitchcock, Scott's women are not fearful of the male cop who pulls them over and show him who is boss. They don't follow the normal way that a female is presented in a thriller and this helps promote to women that they can be independent and don't need a man to have a stable life.
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