[ SECRET POST #2730 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2730 ⌋

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Comments

[ariakas]

Annnnnnd she's knocked out of the end battle while the white hero dude saves the day (and her while he's at it) doesn't really accomplish much and was pretty damned stereotypical in a lot of ways, as you've pointed out.

I really don't get the Mako Mori love out there. I really don't. Not when you have legit leads in action films like Ripley to compare her to, who are real badasses with their own stories and never existed to be The Chick.

[(Anonymous)]

+1

[darkmanifest]

It might be a case of the bar being set low due to deprivation. It's been a really long time since we've had a Ripley, we're living in a post-Twilight era, and here's a nonsexualized, non-white lead who has her own story and personality apart from which dude's gonna stick it to her. Same thing with Frozen, everybody creams their shorts because oh thank god here's the first animated movie in ages with two female leads and one of them isn't a diabolical villain, so what if they barely interact and never make an intelligent decision. Seems like people are just thirsty as hell right now and everything that isn't total bilge towards female characters is just The Best Thing Ever.

[(Anonymous)]

This. For everything you said.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, I think it's lowered expectations and wishful thinking, mostly. A small segment of the fandom is waaaaaay keen on having a complex female POC character and they're just so happy to have anything. From the fan buzz, you'd almost think Mako was the lead, which is a bit of a surprise when you see the movie. Or at least, it was for me.