Lighthearted but Shallow: 1Up's Take on Women in Gaming
In a post-Gamergate media landscape, it's ambitious to have a film confront the harsh reactions to women in gaming from a comedic lens.

Alone in her colorless world, the Angel of Death struggles to reclaim the meaning of life, and recall how she came to be.
In a post-Gamergate media landscape, it's ambitious to have a film confront the harsh reactions to women in gaming from a comedic lens.
Ultimately the problem with The Bubble is that it plays everything for laughs to get around the audience’s defenses. But it comes off like a privileged white male thinking that ridiculing everyone else equally is the road to equality. And it’s not. And it's definitely not funny to pretend that it is.
Ian and Barley embark on a quest to find a magical gem to restore their father back to life.
"Be good. It doesn’t mean you can’t be tough. It doesn’t mean you always have to be nice. Just be good."
Despite it being one of the most visually impressive action movies I’ve ever seen, everything else fell short of my expectations.
The tale of two friends spans three films and gives wonderful representation for young girls everywhere.