A young and innocent girl is betrayed by the man whom she loves and has to become a prostitute because her family rejects her.
The character of Mulan is one of Disney’s best heroines. She’s brave, kicks butt, and has a kill count. What other Disney character has killed hundreds of Huns by crushing them with an avalanche? No one.
The genres of science fiction and fantasy are not exclusively masculine territory. Over the last few decades, female directors have brought to the screen some of the most visually stunning, intellectually daring, and deeply moving works of speculative fiction. From big Hollywood productions like Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel to independent low-budget films, women filmmakers are making a name for themselves around the world.
Poor Black characters are usually surrounded by crime and violence, while poor White characters are portrayed as noble and hard-working.
"His Girl Friday" set the bar for romcoms and gave us a feminist heroine before feminism was cool.
Ultra-violent storytelling has never been my thing, but the issues with Scarface go beyond that. The film perpetuates harmful stereotypes about Latinx immigrants and uses gore and misogyny for shock value that never serves any purpose. The whole venture is frustratingly empty, and left me desiring something more.
‘Oppenheimer’ is a force to be reckoned with. A biopic that respects the audience’s intelligence.
