However, if they are turning franchises into something that would appeal more to women, then why aren't they going? The state of cinema overshadows the cultural aspects. The troupe of female needs rescuing gets old and changes were necessary especially in a world where women are supposed to be equals and not their husband's property whose job it is is to have babies and cook. That just reflects reality. And really, throughout history there have been many heroines. Focusing on a heroine doesn't take away from the hero. Usually the hero's story's already been told. Now they're adding to the lore with the other characters. Men definitely aren't going anywhere and the spotlight can be shared. Also, look at tv sitcoms going back to the 60s, the women have always been smarter than their husbands, yet no one complained about that and still ignore it. Me, personally, I'll give anything a watch if it interests me. I like Star Wars and was entertained by the sequel series, but they didn't need to be done and Rey wasn't an issue for me, it was the overall story. I haven't seen all the Marvel properties, but again, I see no issues. Disney has to adjust to this post 2020 world and they are trying to do business as usual when people's habits have changed. There's only so much superheroes we're going to take. Indiana Jones is indicative of Hollywood's lack of creativity where they reboot and remake stuff that doesn't need to be. Mario, Barbie, and Oppenheimer bucked the trends because for the first two, they are highly recognizable brands that needed stories told right or for the first time. Oppenheimer is a period piece that tells a story not often told. Hollywood, including Disney, needs to acknowledge and adjust to our modern appetites and not guess at what we want to see. I'm a big Transformers fan and in the 80s that was a boy's franchise. They did eventually try to appeal to girls too and they do... just like some guys like My Little Pony which was geared more for girls. Tanks and My Little Pony would work... after all they technically can crossover with Transformers and vice-versa. Will there be upset people? Mainly guys, yeah. It doesn't hurt to switch things up sometimes. I don't think there needs to be strict division based on sexes. Both can like and appeal to the same things and most properties these days want to appeal to all... except dolls... those are purely girl. But this could all be a nature vs nurture kind of argument... are those explicitly girl or boy things or what marketing says should be?
Wow great comment. For lack of a better phrase ''BOY THINGS'' seem to have the confidence to share the limelight with girl as in Princess Leia but when they try and make it a ''GIRL THING'' they tend to write males down to elevate females which alienates boys (Ghostbusters 2016-Tearing down Luke to rise up Rey-Tearing down Indiana Jones to rise up Helana Shaw). The STRONG FEMALE trope also makes for a boring narrative as they seem to write them without any flaws (Rey - Galadriel - Mulan - Captain Marvel, every role Tessa Thompsons has ever played). Emily Blunt said when she reads the phrase strong female character she knows its a boring script.
Love it! I'd be up for seeing you's doing a few more of these sort of rants and maybe even reviews of some of the shows
I loved it. Your son's reactions were so hilarious and spot on. 😁
Cheers for the nice comment.
However, if they are turning franchises into something that would appeal more to women, then why aren't they going?
The state of cinema overshadows the cultural aspects. The troupe of female needs rescuing gets old and changes were necessary especially in a world where women are supposed to be equals and not their husband's property whose job it is is to have babies and cook. That just reflects reality. And really, throughout history there have been many heroines. Focusing on a heroine doesn't take away from the hero. Usually the hero's story's already been told. Now they're adding to the lore with the other characters.
Men definitely aren't going anywhere and the spotlight can be shared. Also, look at tv sitcoms going back to the 60s, the women have always been smarter than their husbands, yet no one complained about that and still ignore it. Me, personally, I'll give anything a watch if it interests me.
I like Star Wars and was entertained by the sequel series, but they didn't need to be done and Rey wasn't an issue for me, it was the overall story. I haven't seen all the Marvel properties, but again, I see no issues. Disney has to adjust to this post 2020 world and they are trying to do business as usual when people's habits have changed. There's only so much superheroes we're going to take. Indiana Jones is indicative of Hollywood's lack of creativity where they reboot and remake stuff that doesn't need to be. Mario, Barbie, and Oppenheimer bucked the trends because for the first two, they are highly recognizable brands that needed stories told right or for the first time. Oppenheimer is a period piece that tells a story not often told. Hollywood, including Disney, needs to acknowledge and adjust to our modern appetites and not guess at what we want to see.
I'm a big Transformers fan and in the 80s that was a boy's franchise. They did eventually try to appeal to girls too and they do... just like some guys like My Little Pony which was geared more for girls. Tanks and My Little Pony would work... after all they technically can crossover with Transformers and vice-versa. Will there be upset people? Mainly guys, yeah. It doesn't hurt to switch things up sometimes. I don't think there needs to be strict division based on sexes. Both can like and appeal to the same things and most properties these days want to appeal to all... except dolls... those are purely girl. But this could all be a nature vs nurture kind of argument... are those explicitly girl or boy things or what marketing says should be?
Wow great comment. For lack of a better phrase ''BOY THINGS'' seem to have the confidence to share the limelight with girl as in Princess Leia but when they try and make it a ''GIRL THING'' they tend to write males down to elevate females which alienates boys (Ghostbusters 2016-Tearing down Luke to rise up Rey-Tearing down Indiana Jones to rise up Helana Shaw). The STRONG FEMALE trope also makes for a boring narrative as they seem to write them without any flaws (Rey - Galadriel - Mulan - Captain Marvel, every role Tessa Thompsons has ever played). Emily Blunt said when she reads the phrase strong female character she knows its a boring script.