Re: Ghostbusters (2016) Reboot: Does Anyone Actually Remember This?
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 1:51 am
I think the argument if you don't like this movie your a sexist is the greatest insult you can give a female lead movie.
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Now that I can't see eye to eye with. They were pretty generic glowy humans. I'm not saying they had to go full practical effects, but it would be nice if they made them more warped and monstrous. The other positives I agree with though.
Men in tights style? I hit you with a gauntlet in response.Fuzzy Necromancer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 28, 2021 2:07 amOkay now I want to slap you with a dueling glove.
Does it? An explanation of why she is weird or not in the movie? There is a certain point where you go from realistic nerdy quirky engineer to just flat out erratic weird.Fuzzy Necromancer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 28, 2021 5:26 am For me she's just perfect. Nail on the head, precision-targeted where I want her to be. It didn't feel jarring or off-putting for me because it all seemed to be consistent for her character.
The movie is taking place in a heightened reality.McAvoy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 28, 2021 5:42 amDoes it? An explanation of why she is weird or not in the movie? There is a certain point where you go from realistic nerdy quirky engineer to just flat out erratic weird.Fuzzy Necromancer wrote: ↑Thu Oct 28, 2021 5:26 am For me she's just perfect. Nail on the head, precision-targeted where I want her to be. It didn't feel jarring or off-putting for me because it all seemed to be consistent for her character.
Actual feminism wouldn't have been a problem. The parody of feminism that seemed to be motivating the making of that movie WAS a problem. Janine, the secretary from Ghostbusters, wasn't stupid. She was a cynical and stressed woman whose deadpan acceptance of her crazy employers was a source of humor. The secretary guy from AtC? A buffoon who was hired as eye-candy.CharlesPhipps wrote: ↑Tue Oct 26, 2021 9:00 am The feminism didn't make the movie bad. The movie bad made the movie bad.
I love strong women: Ripley, Delenn, Ivanova. Thing is, those are all well-developed characters, and they're genuinely strong in that they're not afraid to be weak or even feminine when appropriate.clearspira wrote: ↑Wed Oct 27, 2021 8:33 pm
Aliens is one of the best selling, most popular, beloved, famous films of all time. This is my default answer to the argument that men hate strong women.