Watching movies are
rewarding especially when you idolize the characters in the movie. While in
line for tickets, I couldn’t help but overheard two men talking about the movie
that was showing. These two men were talking about what they have read and they
hope seeing it in the movie, to my surprise our seat was beside them and took
notice what they are talking about. They talked about how great the hero is and
they should release more masculine movies like that, while they were whispering
they also said they should make the heroine show more skin. I asked myself “why
is that?”
I was skimming
though as site, I stumbled upon and article in KINJA titled “It'sGreat We're Getting A Captain Marvel Movie. It's Also Not Enough.” written by
Lauren Davis. She was excited on a Captain Marvel movie that was going to be
release for it has a lot of women/ female superheroes in it, but as she said in
the title this movie is not enough. In her article, she cited on different
female heroines that could make it in the big screen and she showed that they
are worthy of having a movie. One of it is batgirl, a strong, young and brave
teenager, who wouldn’t like a movie about her? They just need a chance on the
big screen. In Lauren’s article she conveyed the strength and passion that many
female characters have. “One thing that
the most recent Marvel movie announcement made clear, however, is that female
superheroes are still playing catch-up.” Said Lauren, I think this will give
more courage to the females and resolve the problems of sexism and
stereotyping.
On the other
hand I also read an article of the same site titled “Why Do We Care So MuchAbout What Female Superheroes Wear, Anyway?” written also by Lauren Davis. In
her article she showed that women besides the fact that they want to look sexy
they also want to be respected in a way they are viewed by men. She started off
with a female super hero who was just a teenager but had a different impact on
the viewers, this heroine had a sexy outfit and has big breasts that looked
like it was implanted in her, not the very least good example of a heroine. She
also cited that not all the female power fantasies revolve around their breasts
just because the artist drew it like the breast are going to explode, some
women like it conventional. Lauren also said that to look at women as heroes,
not just an accessory. She also take in thought of the children around us
because they idolize these kinds of heroes too. “It's not that kids need to
somehow be shielded from images of women's breasts and abs. Rather, it's that
these costumes convey a message to children about what powerful women look like”
said Lauren for this will be the reason why children prefer bigger breasts, sexier
and a bit slutty, as they get older.
Going back to
what had happened in the movie house, it’s ok to watch masculine movies but why
do they have to criticize the heroine that way. Women are humans’ too not
sexual objects, it’s not a threat to the main character that the heroine showed
less skin and looked conservative. It really made a difference when female
characters are respected, also we should make more movies on heroines. We care
so much for the female character because it portray us and gives us strength
but when we see them in tights and spandexes some would see them as sluts, so
why do we have to look up to them if they are produced that way. There are a
lot of female heroes that needs a spotlight and needs to be seen by the world,
it’s inspiring that the makers are changing a bit the heroines and improving
them.
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