since about 2015, hollywood has congratulated itself and circle-jerked over the 'strong women' characters they've written.
i'd say this roughly began with rey in the force awakens (2015).
what hollywood forgets is that strong characters have to have a personality, otherwise audiences don't really relate to them.. well, hollywood should really stop patting themselves on the back as if they've done something special.. strong female characters have been a staple for decades.. here's one: private vasquez, from aliens (1986).
"circle-jerked" please expound on your misandry - it's not misandry, it's a comment on the woke agenda Hollywood has adopted for these past 5 or 6 years.
Anyhoo, here's another great female character before Hollywood went full retard on the social activist crap …
Yes, it's Sarah Connor. She was good in the first Terminator film, then James Cameron really upped it in T2 and made Connor a badass.
i think jesus christ was the most influential person in history.
of course some people think he never really existed but everyone has an opinion.
who do you think made the most influence on you?.
Or maybe this guy …
i think jesus christ was the most influential person in history.
of course some people think he never really existed but everyone has an opinion.
who do you think made the most influence on you?.
Probably this guy …
I'm talking about the guy standing up, not the clown on the floor, lol.
since about 2015, hollywood has congratulated itself and circle-jerked over the 'strong women' characters they've written.
i'd say this roughly began with rey in the force awakens (2015).
what hollywood forgets is that strong characters have to have a personality, otherwise audiences don't really relate to them.. well, hollywood should really stop patting themselves on the back as if they've done something special.. strong female characters have been a staple for decades.. here's one: private vasquez, from aliens (1986).
since about 2015, hollywood has congratulated itself and circle-jerked over the 'strong women' characters they've written.
i'd say this roughly began with rey in the force awakens (2015).
what hollywood forgets is that strong characters have to have a personality, otherwise audiences don't really relate to them.. well, hollywood should really stop patting themselves on the back as if they've done something special.. strong female characters have been a staple for decades.. here's one: private vasquez, from aliens (1986).
Since about 2015, Hollywood has congratulated itself and circle-jerked over the 'strong women' characters they've written. I'd say this roughly began with Rey in The Force Awakens (2015). What Hollywood forgets is that strong characters have to have a personality, otherwise audiences don't really relate to them.
Well, Hollywood should really stop patting themselves on the back as if they've done something special.
Strong female characters have been a staple for decades.
Here's one: Private Vasquez, from Aliens (1986). She isn't stunning and brave like today's feminists, and she's too busy working as a space marine to smash the patriarchy, but from pretty much the first time we see her, we can see that she is one strong woman who gives as good as she gets.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb8bqidtzzo
There are, of course, many more strong female characters in film but I thought Vasquez is a pretty good place to start.
see https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/06/16/poll-atheists-overwhelmingly-oppose-the-death-penalty-most-christians-favor-it/ .
i am an atheist and i disapprove of the death penalty.
i remember michael dukakis, when he was a usa presidential candidate, saying i he was opposed to the death penalty - even for rapists and murderers.
@Diogenesister - I kinda agree with a lot of the points you made - there are people in prison who shouldn't be.
Prevention is better than cure.
The trouble is, how can we devise a system that prevents crime without taking away liberties for law-abiding people?
I just can't see it happening.
other than adding 20 lbs over the last 15 months, no known health issues during covid.
i’ve taken 8 lbs off so far and i am within goals.
thank goodness nothing serious here over the pandemic.
Was Your Health Affected By Covid? - no.
I've now had both my jabs (AZ). I did experience flu-like symptoms after my first jab. But I was fine after my second.
I guess my body now has the antibodies.
i first saw mulholland drive (2001) about a month ago.
i bought it second-hand from the local market.. it's kinda weird, it's a david lynch film, lol.
i've seen half his movie output (5 films out of his total of 10).. in addition to this film, i also own eraserhead (1977), the elephant man (1980) and blue velvet (1986).. plus, i remember watching dune (1984) on tv years ago.. mulholland drive is definitely strange.
@Phizzy - yeah, giving it another watch is a good idea.
After I first watched it, I was like 'hang on, what happened here' but after seeing again I kinda sussed it out.
Lynch isn't my favourite director but I admire him for making the films he wants to make.
As such, his films have great rewatchability, even if it's just to figure out the plot, lol.
Plus, yesterday I bought a second-hand dvd of The Straight Story (1999), so I now own 5 of his films and have seen 6, but there's no way I'd buy Dune (1984). Dune's crap, lol.
i first saw mulholland drive (2001) about a month ago.
i bought it second-hand from the local market.. it's kinda weird, it's a david lynch film, lol.
i've seen half his movie output (5 films out of his total of 10).. in addition to this film, i also own eraserhead (1977), the elephant man (1980) and blue velvet (1986).. plus, i remember watching dune (1984) on tv years ago.. mulholland drive is definitely strange.
I first saw Mulholland Drive (2001) about a month ago. I bought it second-hand from the local market.
It's kinda weird, it's a David Lynch film, lol. I've seen half his movie output (5 films out of his total of 10).
In addition to this film, I also own Eraserhead (1977), The Elephant Man (1980) and Blue Velvet (1986).
Plus, I remember watching Dune (1984) on TV years ago.
Mulholland Drive is definitely strange. Lynch has stayed silent on what the film actually means. He did the same with Eraserhead - I think it is Lynch's view that the film means what you want it to mean, leaving the viewer to work out the plot.
see https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2021/06/16/poll-atheists-overwhelmingly-oppose-the-death-penalty-most-christians-favor-it/ .
i am an atheist and i disapprove of the death penalty.
i remember michael dukakis, when he was a usa presidential candidate, saying i he was opposed to the death penalty - even for rapists and murderers.
@Diogenesister - ok, I agree with your comments and your point. There should be a reform of who we send to prison and how prisons are run. Some people are clearly in prison when they shouldn't be.
Now let me give another story. You tell me the answer ...
In the late 70s in northern towns across England, multiple young women were found dead. Some had been sexually abused. Some had been mutilated. Some had been discovered in humiliating poses. Some had suffered blunt force trauma to the head.
Nobody knew who the killer was - this was before DNA could catch criminals. One or two women survived being attacked and said the guy had a Bradford accent. Later on, an anonymous tape was forwarded to the police. The man's voice took responsibility for the crimes, signing off as 'Jack'. Trouble is, this guy's accent was very distinct. He clearly came from the North East, from Sunderland. Eventually, in 1981, police caught the killer. He was with his next victim and was stopped routinely due to a concern about number plates. The police later found the hammer that the killer had discarded to cover his tracks. Peter Sutcliffe, a lorry driver from West Yorkshire, admitted to the murders of 13 women. And that's just the known victims. There could be others.
What do we do with a guy like that? You tell me!
