Bringing in a Strong Female Character™ isn’t actually a feminist statement, or an inclusionary statement, or even a basic equality statement, if the character doesn’t have any reason to be in the story except to let filmmakers point at her on the poster and say See? This film totally respects strong women!...Looking at a so-called Strong Female Character, would you—the writer, the director, the actor, the viewer—want to be her? Not want to prove you’re better than her, or to have her praise you or acknowledge your superiority. Action movies are all about wish-fulfillment. Does she fulfill any wishes for herself, rather than for other characters? When female characters are routinely strong enough to manage that, maybe they’ll make the Strong Female Characters term meaningful enough that it isn’t so often said sarcastically. - Tasha Robinson, The Dissolve Thoughts?
Posted on: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 16:54:15 +0000