Snow White, Rewritten in a Minor Key
Despite the film’s efforts to reframe its heroine with modern complexity, a certain emotional distance lingers.

Chandler is sitting on the bed playing a game when Dylan walks in. He notices the lube and towel sitting on the nightstand and that pisses him off. Chandler puts on the charm and soon Dylan has melted into his arms and they are passionately making out. Cesar and Julian chat about how great their relationship is. They embrace, start kissing and then the passion builds as they undress each other on the bed. Jay & Aston are sitting in a park and talking about how much they care for each other and decide to go back home. Entering the bedroom the passion continues as they undress and Aston starts sucking Jay's cock. Once the small-talk is over about selling the boat, Sean asks Hans what's it worth to you and they go inside to negotiate. Once inside, they immediately embrace each other and the clothes start coming off.
Despite the film’s efforts to reframe its heroine with modern complexity, a certain emotional distance lingers.
The classic ghosts-in-revenge story expanded into an extensive dig into the historical social system while being funny and horny.
Every movement becomes a question of identity. To become who we are meant to be. In order to reach that we often have to shed who we once were, and that shedding can sometimes be so brutal it’s ungraceful.
A consumed-by-rage woman travels from universe to universe to avenge the death of her daughter by brutally killing her murderer over and over again. And that's all that she does.
A homeless girl faces depression and uncertainty during the holidays.
For the entirety of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Marion remains in full control of both her body and her personality, a rarity for female characters at the time of the film’s release. She’s granted depth with personal demons from her past and emotional vulnerability when the situation deems it appropriate for her to grow alongside Indy. She avidly rejects the notion of being anything other than a sassy, humane rebel, and Indy’s equal in every way. This she does while still maintaining her femininity.