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Dangerous Women and Disappointing Films
Have you ever heard of the term femme fatale? Maybe in reference to Black Widow from the Marvel Cinematic Universe or perhaps in connection with the film-noir era or a detective novel? Femme fatales are an archetype and one of the most widely used tropes in literature, art, film, books, and other media dating at least as far back as Greek Mythology; think, for example, of Medusa.
Seven Tests and a Movie
The movie stars seven women. In fact, there are only two other characters, both male, that have any lines. So this raises the question: is it possible that a movie with an exclusively female main cast fails some common gender equality tests?
“The Writer Has No Creativity At All”, Part 2
In Part 1 of this 2-part series, we looked at the supporting-cast-protagonists of Extraordinary You. In this part, we focus on the protagonist-supporting-cast… This show is getting real meta again.
Tis the Season to Be Sexist
The Holiday season is upon us and how best to celebrate than with a cuppa hot cocoa and your favourite Christmas movie. Join us - and play along - as we take a deep dive into Netflix’s The Christmas Prince Trilogy and the many sexist tropes it contains. *Bingo Card included
“The Writer Has No Creativity At All”, Part 1
Imagine a drama but with characters becoming self-aware that they are, in fact, mere puppets of a comic book writer. Not only that, they soon find out that, contrary to their belief, they are not the protagonists of the story at all, but mere extras written to act as the bridge between the main leading cast. In Extraordinary You (2019) drama tropes are turned on their heads…
What Was The Plan Here?
The Quarry follows a group of teenagers trying to survive a night in the woods while being hunted by a creature. Overall, was The Quarry a fun game? Yes. Is it fun to replay? Definitely; there are over 150 possible variations. But it did leave us with a lot of questions? Yes, like – a lot of questions.
Loving Each Other and Supporting Everyone’s Dreams
While the Addamses may seem like a dysfunctional family due to their love for the dark and macabre, in this blog we explore how their rejection and disregard of many familial ideologies makes them more functional than most nuclear families.
Wanna Conform to Gender Roles? No, Thank You.
Throughout the series, Avatar: The Last Airbender has portrayed its characters with both feminine and masculine traits regardless of gender.
Red Flags Behind Her Eyes
Behind Her Eyes follows Louise, David, and Adele; three unlucky people, unfortunate enough to run into each other in London. Our key protagonist all display a series of behaviors that raise “red flags”. Our observations are by no means an extensive list, but will provide you with a well intended overview of why it may be in your best interest to never watch this series to begin with. Yes, it’s that bad.
A Question Of (Player’s) Choice Or Questionable (Design) Choices?
In Dishonored, women are either killed, kidnapped, maids, or sex workers. Because of the first game’s criticism, Dishonored 2 made Emily Kaldwin one potential protagonist – and some may argue the true lead. While these improvements are welcomed, in a game where players make moral choices, it can be contested whether the implementation of a female playable protagonist and an increase in female characters is actually countering violence against women.
BONUS: Lore Olympus and the Art of Depicting Intimate Partner Abuse, Part Three: Hades
Not only does Lore Olympus do an exceptional job of explaining the reality and context of abuse, it doubles down, and portrays a rare case of a healthy relationship that is super into respecting boundaries.
Lore Olympus and the Art of Depicting Intimate Partner Abuse, Part Two: Persephone
TLDR: Go read Lore Olympus, it has our full and complete endorsement. 15/10