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

I got to the part where you said turd

[funky-peacenik.livejournal.com]

and then laughed for like 30 minutes.

I am one of those fortunate people that I have NO CLUE what you are talking about. But you said turd and that made my day.

YAY!

Re: I got to the part where you said turd

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I'll add: The guy who made this movie is most likely a douche.

XOXO

Re: I got to the part where you said turd

[funky-peacenik.livejournal.com]

You are my hero of the day!


XOXO

P.S. I loved the postcard! Thank you so much! I seriously needed that joy.

Re: I got to the part where you said turd

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Aw. You are welcome. Also, I miss you. We need to hang out more this winter.