The problem with his example of good female leads is that they’re 40 years old now. So in 40 years of movies, no other female character was worth mentioning?
I have my doubts that Sarah and Ripley would be bastions of “Diversity Done Right” if their movies had been released for the first time within these last 10 years. The consensus would be more like “Typical, the males die and the woman lives. What a load of anti-men Hollywood DEI bollocks”
Thelma and Louise?
Fargo?
The Color Purple?
Mad Max: Fury Road?
Lady Bird?
The Matrix?
The Martian?
Lilo and Stitch (animated)?
The Lord of The Rings?
500 days of Summer?
Scott Pilgrim Vs The World?
The Silence of The Lambs?
Might not be to everyone’s taste, but many female characters worth mentioning to choose from
I’ve seen and recommend Thelma and Louise.
I don’t consider Mad Max: Fury Road to have stellar performances…
Lady Bird? First thought was Lady Hawk…
The Matrix? Trinity kicked ass, yes, but is not the lead.
The Silence of The Lambs? Jodie Foster was great, yes.
The problem with his example of good female leads is that they’re 40 years old now. So in 40 years of movies, no other female character was worth mentioning?
I have my doubts that Sarah and Ripley would be bastions of “Diversity Done Right” if their movies had been released for the first time within these last 10 years. The consensus would be more like “Typical, the males die and the woman lives. What a load of anti-men Hollywood DEI bollocks”
In the last 10-20? Not sure, really… care to suggest one?
Thelma and Louise? Fargo? The Color Purple? Mad Max: Fury Road? Lady Bird? The Matrix? The Martian? Lilo and Stitch (animated)? The Lord of The Rings? 500 days of Summer? Scott Pilgrim Vs The World? The Silence of The Lambs?
Might not be to everyone’s taste, but many female characters worth mentioning to choose from
I’ve seen and recommend Thelma and Louise.
I don’t consider Mad Max: Fury Road to have stellar performances…
Lady Bird? First thought was Lady Hawk…
The Matrix? Trinity kicked ass, yes, but is not the lead.
The Silence of The Lambs? Jodie Foster was great, yes.
Don’t know the others.
See? Barely five minutes of work and we’ve found common ground on characters besides Sarah and Ripley ;)
But it makes one wonder why only those two are ever mentioned. Surely the guy must have at least watched The Silence of The Lambs…