Feminism and Strong! Female! Characters!

[clevermanka]

I'm sure most everyone remembers (regretfully) the train wreck that was Sucker Punch, right? Even if you didn't see it (I did not see it), you probably heard about it. If you didn't, you're a very fortunate person and you should probably skip the rest of this entry here. Save yourself!

Even early on, before it was released, I could tell this thing was a turd. That's me, being a hater, right there.

I can't remember if I linked to this fantastic LJ post about the movie before, but it's entitled "Sucker Punch: A Very Serious Essay on Feminism" and you really should check it out. It came out after the movie, so at least the author wasn't guilty of judging too early. You know, like me.

This morning, Kate Beaton came out with her own take on the subject matter. I'm not certain how much Sucker Punch influenced this particular comic, but everything that influenced Sucker Punch is influencing this, so there's a whole bunch of massive influence going on that you really need to check out.

Comments

[orrin.livejournal.com]

I think a lot of people (sometimes myself included) have a lot of trouble with liking something that's problematic. Sometimes it can be hard to reconcile, and I think a lot of weird arguments and posturing on the Internet tend to happen when somebody likes something they think maybe they shouldn't so they quickly try to find some reason why it totally wasn't like that, honest so they don't feel bad.

But yeah, it seems weird. We'll see how soon my morbid curiosity prompts me to sit through it.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

a lot of weird arguments and posturing on the Internet tend to happen when somebody likes something they think maybe they shouldn't so they quickly try to find some reason why it totally wasn't like that, honest so they don't feel bad.

Yes yes yes a million times yes. This.

Edit: After reading slinka's thoughts on the film (above), I think I shan't indulge my own morbid curiosity, though.

[orrin.livejournal.com]

I'm sure I will sooner or later, so I'll let you know how that goes.