This is beyond ridiculous.
Fury Road follows the same basic plot structure as the other films in the franchise. Max is not the initiator of the action, he's the one that puts things into place once the ball starts rolling. He's the legendary reluctant hero.
The fact that Theron is just as tough as him doesn't mean a damn thing except that women can also be badasses. Get over yourself.
And I'm not against that at all -- but they can do it in their own franchises. If they're gonna make a Mad Max movie, it better put Mad Max as the #1 character and he should be the prominent person on the poster, not Charlize Theron.
Originally Posted by bouncingbrick
If you're concerned that you won't get enough hunky dudes, Max is still in almost every frame of the film and, the few times he's not, Nicholas Hoult is. But, come on, that's a terrible reason to put down a strong feminist image.
It isn't just about me wanting a sexy man to look at. Films like these are about masculine role model types, in a way, I feel. Something guys can look up to and aspire to.
But if you start turning Mad Max movies into films about strong women... you're neglecting the male audience. And frankly, the male audience got Mad Max for themselves first. He should be for them and he should stay for them. To me, this is like doing a
Bridget Jones' Diary movie that largely focused on a man writing in a diary. It's absurd and it's stealing enjoyment away from women, who came to see a woman's movie. Women can have women's movies, but why is it so wrong for men to have their own films? This, I feel, is the problem. Men are getting their own stuff taken away just so women can play with it and own it. I'm not at all against female action stars and characters and films and all that -- but DON'T take
Mad Max and turn the movie into a female driven film. DON'T take
Ghostbusters and make them all women. GIVE THEM SOMETHING ELSE! Have them make THEIR OWN strong films, their own properties. Instead of just having them steal from the guys' stuff.
One of these days, Indiana Jones is gonna be female. Or James Bond will become Jennifer Bond. And so on and so on and so on. It will be everywhere, if you let it. All of the popular male characters will become women. I think it will be disgusting if that happens. I literally could see this becoming a big trend, if it isn't already happening.
You don't think the people making the movie have the right to do what they want?
They have the right to do what they want -- but I'm not gonna tell them they're doing the right thing, no matter what.
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