It's not that I hate men, it's that I loathe the patriarchy.
*cheers* Exactly.
No matter how silly the movie, I still think it qualifies as a candidate for feminist criticism. I haven't seen 10,000 BC (wasn't planning on it, read it was simply awful) but totally agree with you about the passive-female trope. What's worse is how hard it is to get away from--as a writer, I've often had to consciously examine my characters and plots for this and found a LOT of it lurking about.
I also feel you on the excessive white-maleness of movies, by men, about me, for men. Have you heard of the Mo Movie Measure (http://www.amptoons.com/blog/the-mo-movie-measure/)? I just discovered it the other day while reading about something completely different (I love the internet.) To pass, a movie must 1) feature at least two named female characters, who 2) talk to each other about 3) something other than a man. I now feel the need to seek out movies which fulfill these criteria.
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*cheers* Exactly.
No matter how silly the movie, I still think it qualifies as a candidate for feminist criticism. I haven't seen 10,000 BC (wasn't planning on it, read it was simply awful) but totally agree with you about the passive-female trope. What's worse is how hard it is to get away from--as a writer, I've often had to consciously examine my characters and plots for this and found a LOT of it lurking about.
I also feel you on the excessive white-maleness of movies, by men, about me, for men. Have you heard of the Mo Movie Measure (http://www.amptoons.com/blog/the-mo-movie-measure/)? I just discovered it the other day while reading about something completely different (I love the internet.) To pass, a movie must 1) feature at least two named female characters, who 2) talk to each other about 3) something other than a man. I now feel the need to seek out movies which fulfill these criteria.
*uses King Arthur icon somewhat ironically*