Re: A Strong Woman
Rodrigo said:
Well no, a strong woman is not a good enough character for Hollywood unless you want to watch "Thelma and Louise" or "Driving Miss Daisy." But since this is a ACTION movie based on a GRAPHIC NOVEL, I doubt that you will be seeing Oprah cast in it.
If I want a "strong female" character I can look to my wife or mother. If I want *ss kicking goodness at the movies then give me a chesty vampiress any day of the week.
As opposed to say ... Ripley. Boy, did that character not work as an action lead.
As the guy who just adapted
Queen & Country, I sincerely hope that attitude turns out to be incorrect.
To Spatula's lament, however, I will rise to the film-maker's defense. Original versions of the script were much more Mina-centric. Once Connery was cast, well ... It's frikkin' Connery. He's the leader, center of the poster, etc. doesn't matter who else is in the movie. Mina without the leadership positions loses a lot of story value, so they traded in action values to balance the scales. Sure, Hollywood never hesitates to shortchange and stereotype women when it can, but in this case it was more of a hard-assed moviemaking decision.
Of course, if movies like
How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days and
Maid in Mahattan, nasty little fairy tales where women only find happiness through hooking up with a guy usually through duplicitous means, stopped making $100 million at the box office changing those attitudes might be a
smidge easier.
I now release this hijacked thread back to its country of origin. And hey man, my Pulp SH is over. You're the lonly one on the boards, bud.
