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Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-19-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
That is depressing. I don't know what's wrong...

That is depressing. I don't know what's wrong with people.



It was mostly a joke, but isn't it interesting that a thread asking for a female perspective has so quickly become male dominated in...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-18-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
Well, certainly not in a non-consensual context. ...

Well, certainly not in a non-consensual context.

Like, what is the context in which they are saying that? I know a lot of women (and some men) who talk positively about male nudity in films. But...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-18-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
EDIT: Actually, never mind.

EDIT: Actually, never mind.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-18-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
It's true, and I wrote and deleted something...

It's true, and I wrote and deleted something about how sad it makes me that guys have such a precarious relationship with a huge subset of human bodies just out of deep-rooted homophobia. And by...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-17-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
LOL!!!!! Just remember everyone: there is no...

LOL!!!!!

Just remember everyone: there is no market for male nudity. Hee!
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-17-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
Since we're on the topic of Return of the Living...

Since we're on the topic of Return of the Living Dead, check out what someone added to the trivia, and try not to laugh at how terrified this dude sounds of male nudity.

O'Bannon figured the film...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-17-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
Disagree.

Disagree.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-17-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
Yeah, I'm very familiar with the story. And...

Yeah, I'm very familiar with the story.

And what it says about the discomfort with the female body, even in the context of trying to cash in on the female body, is really something.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-17-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
Great! Now fetch me my slippers! In the name...

Great! Now fetch me my slippers!

In the name of making you independent, I will instead foster a very unhealthy co-dependency. Welcome to being a lady!
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-17-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
Oh, come on. Believe in yourself a little!

Oh, come on. Believe in yourself a little!
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-17-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
But Max is also being exploited specifically for...

But Max is also being exploited specifically for his blood type. Though I agree that exploiting the female body as essentially breeding stock is something that women face or have faced. More broadly,...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-16-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
"I was watching a movie with this woman and . ....

"I was watching a movie with this woman and . . ."

"Let me guess: she was dancing naked in a graveyard with a missing vulva and secret reanimating gas released from a nearby building acid-rained...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-16-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
Let's not sell the film short on it's social...

Let's not sell the film short on it's social commentary about how hard it is to be a woman.

Specifically how hard it is to be a woman when you're just trying to dance naked in a graveyard and...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-16-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
As soon as you very diplomatically were like...

As soon as you very diplomatically were like "Yeah, I'll have to, um . . . rewatch Moonlight for that moment" I was like "I HAVE MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE".
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-16-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
Sorry, Moonstruck! Moonstruck! It was a mis-type....

Sorry, Moonstruck! Moonstruck! It was a mis-type. I just corrected it in my post.



Exactly.

It's not hard to make a hysterical character grating, but having them actually work as part of a...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-16-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
I think that going through a crisis with anyone...

I think that going through a crisis with anyone who is very emotional is challenging, regardless of gender.

When done right, a hysterical/emotional character can work really well for a scene. Like...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-16-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
I don't think that the film would be constructed...

I don't think that the film would be constructed around a man being feminine. But to give a recent example, the lead character in tick tick BOOM had some feminine attributes, and I was genuinely...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-16-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
I'm not talking so much about who gets to...

I'm not talking so much about who gets to participate in war, but rather the idea of "real men" enduring situations like bloody battles and being expected to come back from them without any serious...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-16-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
Visiting Hours is a three-for-one, when you think...

Visiting Hours is a three-for-one, when you think about it.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-16-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
LOL. But seriously, when I think about...

LOL.

But seriously, when I think about social issues facing men, I mainly think about the way that societies define masculinity and the idea of being a "real man".

To that end, I think of a...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-16-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
Does it? Just ask yourself, "What do I think...

Does it?

Just ask yourself, "What do I think the film is trying to say about women or women's place in society?". If you have an answer to that question, go ahead and share those thoughts.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-15-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
In terms of challenges faced by women in society?...

In terms of challenges faced by women in society? Honestly, I'd have to rewatch the first two (which I haven't seen in well over a decade) and think about it through that lens. As for Fury Road, it's...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-15-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
Thanks! I haven't seen either of those....

Thanks!

I haven't seen either of those. Malena has vaguely been on my watchlist for a while now. I've been passively interested in The Children's Hour after the discussion about it in The...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-15-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
While I think that many challenges faced by women...

While I think that many challenges faced by women can also be faced by either other groups (ie women and racial minorities can face hiring discrimination) or by men (ie men can be victims of...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 01-15-22
Replies: 115
Movie Question For The Ladies
Posted By Takoma11
No, just making sure I understood what you were...

No, just making sure I understood what you were looking for. I'll think on it.

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