...And, to be honest, the MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) may be headed in a direction I may not follow. Well, why would they care? Why indeed, but it seems I'm not the only one who noticed the two and a half minute long trailer was more of an "identity politics" statement than a promo to go watch their new movie. Check it out for yourself at the end of the post.
Now, don't get me wrong. I'm all about a society consisting of free speech, equality and liberalism. But the epidemic of "third wave" feminism seems to be this non-stop shrieking juggernaut ready to demolish anything in it's path. Whilst that is it itself another topic of discussion entirely, I feel the portrayal of "strong women" has soon become a cliche unto itself. And Captain Marvel, starring the monotone Brie Larson has this message almost rammed down our throats. Firstly, all these factors to one side, I felt the overall trailer wasn't great. Maybe it's because of the unfamiliar source material or less-than-impressive showcased action sequences, but had this been cast by anybody else, I'd echo the exact same sentiments. It'd be interesting to see how the released movie turns out.
But I found the underlying tone of "female empowerment" or "girl power" took the whole experience down to a whiny cringefest. There's one point where a caption reads "her", only to transform into "a hero". Yeah, very clever. But why hint at that being such a prominent aspect of the movie? I mean, Wonder Woman was pretty damn good and solely relied on the performance of a strong leading actress to carry the film. And whilst there were plenty of haters across the board gawking at the prospect of a female lead for a superhero film, Gal Gadot thought it best to let her acting skills do the talking instead of stirring the pot even more. A wise move and ultimately satisfying outcome for everybody then, in that instance. This new beginning for Phase 2 of the MCU movie franchise appears to be anything but.
Larson has already taken to the Internet, citing her frustrations out at "white, middle-aged men" being the biggest problem for her. Well done on bringing racism and sexism into it all in one short tweet. Audience alienation has begun even before the wrap-up of the upcoming finale of Phase 1, Infinity Wars - Part 2. In addition, she will apparently be heading the line-up going into Phase 2, which at this moment, doesn't appear a suitable candidate or bode well for the future of this franchise. Remember, no Hollywood studio is bigger than the viewing public.
There are several other subtle nods to the fact that a woman is playing the "primary" role which I find needless, unnecessary and discriminatory. The whole thing feels more akin to some SJW advertisement than an actual movie progressing the background subplot. Dangerous territory to tread, no doubt. Movies should provide a welcome route of escapism from the numerous shortcomings of the real world. Political ideology thrust upon it's target audience in this manner will stray from that main purpose at hand. Primarily being to entertain and enthral. Let's see how far down the rabbit hole Disney wanna take this one...
It's the Hollyweird classic, playing on the political board all the time. Honestly I am also starting to dislike this whole thing, luckily for me, I do not see marvel movies, but progressivism is expanding in all culture and I do not like that.
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I'm with you all the way, buddy. :)
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I love the blond.... and really want her green harnas suit 😉 but Jason S is still favorite just saying 🤨
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Jason S is the man. :)
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Interesting perspective!
... I feel the portrayal of "strong women" has soon become a cliche unto itself. And Captain Marvel, starring the monotone Brie Larson has this message almost rammed down our throats.
Then again, heroes like Rambo and Conan are cliches too, right?
As a woman, I'm just glad to see a shift from the helpless screaming female victim - always in need of rescue from a male.
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Yes, I agree. Rambo and Arnold were "male" cliches too, I suppose. However, those respective trailers never sought to having to constantly remind us of that fact. And the "helpless screaming female victim" model is long gone from our screens.
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As long as male heroes continue to dominate the big screen, I'm fine with a few new kick-ass heroines to carry the cliches alongside them. Maybe "trope" is the word, and as long as Hollywood doesn't pound us over the head with new (politically correct?) tropes, it's all good. That TV show of the 1970s/80s, Wonder Woman, and Bionic Woman... I was enthralled. But Earth Kitt as Cat Woman ruled. What a voice!
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Nicely said. I also loved the Wonder Woman television series. The good old days when you could express yourself freely without fear of scrutiny or condemnation.
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I remember those days.
Freedom of Speech is no longer a thing .... we have lost it.
George Orwell's 1984 wasn't off by more than a few years.
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They all want female action heroines. But not a single bitch wants to make a movie with Amy Johnston who can hold an action scene without CGI or with some dude doing the stunts.
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Jeez! She's one mean bad ass! We need to get a petition going! :)
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It looks awful, and Captain Marvel is a joke of a character. Ad it to the list of movies I won’t watch.
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