A "Strong Female Lead" Is SO Boring
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
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Emily played a woman who gave birth in silence, lost her husband and instantly went into mama bear mode to keep all 3 children safe. That’s a strong woman
How dare you "I got catcalled on the streets".
Never argue with Mary Poppins.
Shehulk has had it INFINITELY WORSE THAN HER!!!
Nope, she sould have come to her man's body and spit on it, and her son must now be a transgender incel incapable of doing anything as he grow up
@@Michael4x 😂
Emily blunt was the saving grace of the Mary Poppins reboot. She represented femininity and power together very convincingly without being jacked or in the military, or having a side of her head shaved.
Mary Punkins would be pretty cool, though
Another of my favorite current female superhero (and the recent movies) is wonder woman, she symbolize power of women (without needing to hate on men), femininity and will remain a cultural icon.
There aren't many movies with a female soldier though?
Though I guess they might not be enough for me since I do wanna enlist...
Saw movie. No impressed.
Love the side of head shaved observation 😂
It makes it worse when you realize they just can't write actual strong female characters. They essentially have a script about a guy, then just change the gender of the actor whilst leaving everything else the same. This ultimately rubs people the wrong way. When women try acting like guys they aren't considered strong, they just come off as obnoxious and unlikable.
Nah, the "Strong Female Lead" never has any character flaws, its the world around her that is wrong and she proves it. At least the guys usually have some obvious flaws they work on and grow as character.
True but they did that with alien and it worked. Ripley was originally meant to be a guy but for some reason they changed the sex for sigourney weaver.
@@petermichaelmoore4908 yes...but without Sigourney Weaver the second movie would be problematic, as her maternal instincts were what made her go after the alien queen...and ultimately to visit this planet to save the (already-doomed) colonists. It wouldn't have worked with a man.
So...this experiment was one that succeeded due to good writing, better character development and a great actress.
Beta cuk??? You sound childish
@nukies Duke you're unintentionally proving male privilege true.
I personally think Studio Ghibli often does a great job writing their female characters. I love their films.
Japan in general writes a lot of great female characters
Yesss!!!! Those things r art. I’d collect their NFTs. And I hate collecting anything
Sophie from Howl’s Moving Castle is a solid example of a non-toxic strong female character!
It's a shame that Hollywood totally messed up Ghost in the Shell, where the MC is a rather good female lead back in the anime. Would've been a successful franchise had they know how to handle the stories.
@@Bloodark124 The major can be seen as one of the quintessential well written "Strong Female Characters", she is a master hacker, physically strong due to mostly being a cyborg, cares about her subordinates and their mental state, and will often re-evaluate plans because of the less experienced crew members, had a very tough childhood that at times still haunts her, but she keeps moving forward because her team and county needs her.
Brett is the strong female lead we all need! Cast her in a movie Daily Wire!
do it!
I'm sure they will eventually. They have a fairly talented and wildly popular actress already within their studio who would probably be willing and able to fill any role they need her to. They'd be crazy not to use her.
I'd watch that.
Yes! She would be great!
very little acting experience, no recent experience and she looks too young. Give it 10 years of acting as a support role, likely as a teenager (Sadly) and then she will turn heads
Remember when strong female leads were not stereotypes and just pushed on us but actually had an interesting story. Ellen Ripley and Sarah Connor for example.
Ripley is assertive and as the first two aliens films progress she grows stronger due to her circumstances.
Connor is even more interesting for me because at the start of the terminator she is a regular person going out with friends on a Friday night and is not just billed as a strong female. By the end of the first film she has grown and there is a natural progression to her being who she is in the second film, a bad ass.
These characters were written because it worked in each film and not because there was an agenda to be pushed
Yes I was just thinking this, I just saw the first terminator for the first time and I was like ohh so this is the regular ass woman who becomes the badass we see in T2, she was a regular woman dealing with some crazy shit but once she realized her responsibilities in all of it she went to work, that’s strong, that’s bravery and courage
Also, it has to be mentioned that both characters are mothers. What is stronger than a mother willing to give up her life to protect her own offspring? without the need to be able to benchpress or whatever they think us girlies find "interesting" about female leads these days.
I agree. Sarah Connor is a well-written female lead character who had to become a strong badass out of extreme necessity. She had to educate herself in combat and weapons usage by learning from others, as John Connor explained in T2.
Yup, they are totally bad ass women who are really women.
I love that Emily said this. Tatiana comes off a bit more hypocritical because she literally just played She-Hulk. 🙄 Buuuut if more actresses could come out and let the Hollywood uppers know that they don't want to play these parts, then maybe they'll stop being written. Clearly those uppers aren't listening to us, the audience, who have been *screaming at them* to stop!
Go away scammer
She may have signed on and then they changed the script.
I give Maslany a pass because her point of reference is one of the many characters she plays in Orphan Black.
These are not 'strong female leads.' All these hacks have done is take the worst tropes from chick flicks and transplanted them into the male-oriented action/thriller/superhero genres. Maslany and 'She-Hulk' are a good example of this as practically a check list; vaguely ambiguous high profile white collar occupation (architect, interior decorator, attorney, etc), wine bar heart-to-hearts, dating troubles, cheerleader best friend who constantly tells the 'strong female lead' how awesome she is, ineffectual male cardboard cut-outs who disapprove of lead because vagina and think she should be home making sandwiches, all of these being characters who feel like they cease to exist as soon as 'strong female lead' leaves the room (in the case of 'She Hulk,; _literally_ ). Modern 'strong female leads' are usually less about self-sacrifice and more about self-empowerment, which is what makes them so boring. The only stakes are their own, which makes it very difficult to care about them when they're just shallow, vapid and narcissistic author stand-ins. It's hero flexing in place of genuine heroism.
No one listens to actors. Especially Hollywood writers and producers, because they know better than anyone how clueless they are. 😉
As an aspiring filmmaker, the death of good stories physically pains me
Yoooo you won. Lucky.
@@ggmann13 I always win
If film was already good it would need you less. If it’s bad then it needs you more.
@@Quincy_Morris deep line. It's just sad, and I hope I can make at least a small change in this swamp
As a professional storyteller, I tell you that, if you feel that way, is precisely why you will create great stories. Always fight for what you want to tell; not everybody else; not your friends; not your family; YOU. Remember that your voice is far more important that any kind of agenda and, ironically, narrative that the world want to impose to you. You are better than that. Keep telling stories! Big hug.
I’m just thinking about the first Alien movie with sigourney weaver…her role began with her taking orders, having her suggestions shot down and taking it in stride, being professional and sticking to her rank. As the movie progressed, she ended up in charge, and tried her best to do what she thought was right even tho she was scared sh*tless. In the end, she survived by being courageous and resourceful. There was no spotlighted “girl power” theme, or even a moment where gender was highlighted. There was just a great character in a cool story in a classic movie.
When characters in stories become centered around identity politics, they’re no longer characters, they’re caricatures. Walking talking billboards. And with those driving your story, your story is gonna suck.
I was going to mention Weaver as well! Even more so in Aliens, she continues her progression to badassery while still being believable and femenine.
Roles these days just come across so fake and unrealistic.
Sara Conner up until Terminator 2. Dark Fate, not so much.
My recollection is that Ridley gave a report to the organisation that almost killed her. Even after the event, she was a 'company man', if memory serves. So Cameron inherited a really interesting character, who had developed in a human way into a lead. And Alien 3 kept Ridley human. The movies were about tension, which requires limited power. By contrast, the 'strong female character' attempts to copy Ridley or Sarah Connor. I blame Joss Whedon. While Buffy was magically superpowered (and there were some weird gender politics), he then trotted out River Tam - another young magically overpowered female. The audience interaction wasn't "will she survive?" but "cool, cool, cool". There's this expectation that fans will nerd out, rather than need more solid story mechanics and tension. Whedon was also implicated in the overpowered version of Ridley (with a writing credit on Alien 4).
Absolutely right on the head, nailed it!
Yes exactly. In my post I mention Jodie Foster in Silence of the Lambs and to another extent Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween
Her role in edge of tomorrow truly shows how a strong woman in movies should be portraited
exactly.
She is strong because she got killed time and time again, not because she was strong all along.
This is why most men don't watch those shitty movies, we enjoy the journey a lot more
A strong female is like a black scientist, a beautiful monkey. A woman is supposed to be beautiful, not strong. A black person makes a good NBA player or sprinter, not a scientist. A monkey is never beautiful, no matter what, a clever monkey would be good enough.
Freaking love her in that film. From the moment I saw that I was convinced she should play carol danvers/captain marvel. She's basically exactly how I imagined that character when I was younger. Badass, tough, no nonsense, and frankly kind of jacked, but still clearly written as a female character on not simply a highlight and replace gender swap in msword. Haven't there been rumors of a sequel to that forever? Not sure I want one, but if they're both back I'd definitely watch it.
Emily Blunt is a great actress. If she’s in something, it makes it more likely that I’ll see it.
Also, when did Hollywood forget the old adage, “show don’t tell.” Don’t tell me how strong or cool a female character is, show me.
When they started dropping all the straight white male _experienced_ writers and drafted in clueless diversity hires who couldn't write a shopping list.
I 💗 Emily in Edge of Tomorrow. The story wasn't very good (time travel -- le sigh!) and could get repetitive as hell. I know, repetition was part of the story's premise like Groundhog Day, but still. Seeing Bill Murray rewind and try again never got old -- somehow it did for Tom. I honestly thought the movie didn't focus ENOUGH on Emily's character!
well… thats what they do tho, they show from the beginning how flawless and strong she is, struggles with little to nothing to fail at and overcome (like rey from star wars or she hulk for example), and have no personality or anything, and thats what we all hate. they write the “mascluline man” that woman say they hate, and just make it a woman and remove all the flaws and character arc that they give the make characters. trying to be “politically correct” or whatever tf theyre aiming for kills the movies theyre in.
Emily blunt is amazing and doesn’t need to be written as “strong female.” Her acting does the talking for her. Plus she’s a very attractive women 😍
by strong, think of danerys. Think of cersei lannister. Think of olenna tyrel. Think of Margery Highgarden. Think of Rhanerya targereyan.
Sansa and arya dont make the cut.
But younger arya and sansa does.
the entire video is over an adjective.
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Can we stop pretending that every women is beautiful? Why is it so important for every good actress to be beautiful? Are you no longer going to watch her movies if she`s not? She is a great actress, but she isn't anything special lookwise. We are doing the same thing woke people do by calling every women beautiful, distorting reality and tending to women's inferiority complexes. And we know how helpful that is. Stop deluding women.
Ohhh…ok😂😊
Honestly, Emily Blunt is such an amazing actress, and her performance in both "A Quiet Place" 1 & 2 were incredible.
@@net1136 Her and her Husband made/starred in both those movies
I think Mulan is a great example of an actually interesting and good female lead. She constantly fails when she tries to “be a man” and then saves China when she embraces her femininity again. My favourite scene is when they replayed the song when they all wore dresses to save the emperor or whatever - implying that she didn’t need to “be a man” to be a strong character. At least that’s how I perceived it.
You are obviously talking about the animated version, which apparently the writers of the live action version didn't bother to see, because it completely misses all of those points. Animated Mulan was funny, clumsy, brash, courageous, and flawed. Live action version was He-Man in a kimono.
Well, Mulan ended up being a combination of masculinity and femininity in the end. She still used physical combat to defeat the villain. Also, the male trio embraced femininity by dressing as women to fight off henchmen. So I wouldn’t say the movie argues that one needs to fully adopt their traditional gender roles to win.
The animated version was on point. The new one just fell below the bar for me. I felt like the message they wanted to put forth was how the patriarchy was holding powerful women down. I also observed very little character development as is the case of these new remakes, rewrites and new movies with "strong female leads".
I honestly enjoyed watching G.I. Jane. There was a lot of character development in that movie, she had to make mistakes, get beat down, learn and be better. In the new movies with the female leads, they are always the strongest and can take on men outweighing them several pounds over, or the most powerful and no one can beat them. Don't even get me started on their attitude, goodness the arrogance just makes it very hard to follow.
One remake I trully disliked was "Charlie's Angles", fell asleep in middle of that movie and I can't bring myself to watch again. Now we can't even watch LOTR without tripping on the wokeness. 🙄
She became a man because only men were allowed to be warriors.
The animated Mulan was an excellent interpretation...
She's my favorite actress. Sicario, Edge of Tommorow, Looper, Adjustment Bureau, A Quiet Place, the list goes on. All the characters she plays are nuanced and are certainly strong but never lost their femininity!
Yes exactly! That is her gift. Even in Sicario she emanates femininity in a non stereotypical way, even if the story is so tough.
@@YFL.111 Sicario is up there with my favorite movies. Emily brings a different, more gentle perspective in a macho world. It's too much for her in the end though. Such an awsome movie :)
One of my all time favorite female characters (in both the books and movies) was galadriel, specifically from Lord of the Rings. Now, Kate Blanchett is her own thing but the way she portrayed Galadriel was hands down excellent.
Galadriel was stoic, powerful, wise and kind. She wasn't "physically strong" (she was but not noticeable as in bodybuilder) she was strong mentally, giving guidance to the king of men and decedent of the kings of numenor! Even Gandalf and elrond (incredibly wise) relied heavily on her counsel and confidence! True, she wasn't the lead character. However, Tolkien and Jackson portrayed the character in such a way that the fact she's a woman doesn't even cross most people's mind! That is what storytelling should be, the gender of the character is unimportant, their stories are. However in today's market gender is the most important aspect. The story, effects, character progression-all comes second to "strong female lead"
Eowyn also works as a strong female character.
They fricked up Galadriel in Rings of Power tho, she’s nothing like she is in the movies, it is like making Scarlet Witch a Spartan warrior
@@altspencer2264 we don't talk about rings of power.
@@ledfloyd9035 lol its important to your point though. In the books and with Peter Jacksons take she was a powerful woman full of grace, power,. stoic, wise and control. In Rings of Power Galadriel is portrayed as a power seeking vengeful prideful angry violent person. They basically made her play Borormir.
@@1xayekim if your have options between Vi from Arcane Series and Rings Of Power. I'd rather like my potrayal of strong woman on Vi more. Gadadriel came off as a Hell-bent Warlord for vengeance while Vi came out as A street punk that would still be willing to listen to reason and diplomatic Solution a chance without resorting to brute force
@@ledfloyd9035 good idea
Don't forget "The Quiet Place" where John and Emily were in traditional gender roles with her literally being barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen. 😄
One of my favorite movies, and I loved Emily in it because of the role she played as a wife and a pregnant mother. In a world where all the odds seems stacked against her and her family, it really put me on edge. Especially that bathroom scene 😰😱
That was a well done movie. It made the whole cinema go so quiet, you could literally hear a pin drop if one happened to do so.
In the Quiet Place there is this scene where she tries to keep quiet while giving birth. I cannot imagine any other possible scene in any other movie which depicts a truly strong woman so perfectly.
I loved her in Edge of Tomorrow. It was a great performance. Women can be badass leads in action movies and guys will be all for it. Look at the aforementioned Blunt. Charlize Theron in Fury Road. Uma Thurman in Kill Bill 1 and 2. Trinity is the Matrix series.
Never forget Ripley in Aliens, the iconic and legendary MC that is a female.
@@Bloodark124 YES that's one of my favorite movies such a masterpiece, I mean the original.
Everyone likes badass women as much as badass man, the thing is, you can't just make it be badass just because she is a women, and that's what modern "strong female lead" is all about, a female that is strong because why not, with 0 carisma, development or personality, and we are suposed to like the film just because it's a "strong female lead" because if we don't we just hate women, are misogynist and bad persons all around xD If they just paid more atention to the script and making the film instead of having all their attention of making the female lead be rambo with tits...
I simply adore Emily and John. Their movie, A Quiet Place, has Emily playing one of the strongest female characters I’ve ever seen: a mother. In one scene, she has to give birth IN SILENCE while an alien is stalking her! Strongest female character I’ve seen for a while. ❤️
agreed
Emily Blunt played an extremely well-written character in Sicario: the competent law enforcement official with a moral compass...that gets thrown into a den of wolves, and finds herself out of her depth, not really physically (though that too), but mostly morally. The lines she had to cross left scars on her soul, and she portrayed that so well.
Also, props to the movie for having her lose fights to guys twice her size. She fought back and landed hits, but as you would expect, is outdone by men much larger and stronger, as well as having equal, if not better training and experience.
That said, it's really not the physical that makes her feel outmatched. The people she worked with were harsh, cruel, and pragmatic in the extreme. Torturing, killing, hiring murderers, dirty deals with crime organizations...they were willing to do anything to get the job done, things she knew were wrong, and she did not ascribe to the "ends justify the means" ideal. The ending was incredible, which I won't spoil, but it contains some of the best acting I've seen in a movie for a while: Emily Blunt and Benicio Del Toro absolutely have you on the edge of your seat for the entire scene.
The movie would've been better without her in it. She was as soulless as all the other wooden, strong, female characters over the last 20 years.
In fact, most movies would just be betterr without female characters at all. In today's society, most women are just vapid tok tok & insta addicts that offer very little to society compared to how much they ruin & take & the "men" aren't far behind either, but the men haven't completely sacrificed their intelligence yet as most women seem to have done.
I agree, I thought Emily Blunt's character in that movie was written as well as anything I've ever seen come out of hollywood.
Honestly, Blunt is easily one of my favorite actresses. She plays her characters very well, and they aren't limited in their scope. Everything from the strong and fearless soldier (Edge of Tomorrow) to the kind, loving, and highly resourceful caregiver (Mary Poppins) to the scared but determined mother (A Quiet Place). Blunt is one of the few actors and actresses I'll still consider going to the movies for nowadays because I know I'll likely enjoy what she's playing in because she's that powerful of a force on the silver screen.
Her performance in Sicario was epic she absolutely nailed the way you'd feel coming up against the corrupt confusing interconnected world of the war on drugs
Exactly! Also that is a role where it had to be played by a woman, it wouldn’t have been as impactful or had as much depth played as a man.
I'm not a weeb at all, but anime is looking mighty fine, with the crap America does. This woke trash is an American thing.
It's criminal how overlooked her role in Sicario was. She was a young idealistic agent who got her brain exploded as the darker and jaded men shattered her worldview.
@@sirfredrickeggenhauser2795 now that you mentioned it Taylor Sheridan (the writer of the movie) Upon being told that it would gross more in the box office if he changed it to a man he actually walked out and refused to go ahead unless they agree with how he wrote the character
I worked in L A. in the film/TV business for over a decade, Brett's examples from the Breakdowns are 100% representative of what I saw every GD day when I worked in talent representation. Among many more eye rolling things.
Writers absolutely play a huge part in how these characters are portrayed. Take a look at who did the writing for Rings of power and She-Hulk. Yes, they get instructions from the showrunners but the writers that are hired are usually on the same page as them. They love to impress the showrunner by going over the top and be like "See, i did what you want and added a little extra"
Well producers are the one that makes the ultimate call. If the producers are stupid and don't know what makes a good female MC, writers won't be able to save them.
How come that movies from the 80s and 90s doesnt seem to be as politically charged as the ones we see nowadays?
Everything nowadays seems to wanna push some ideology to people.
But I watch movies from before I was born and I see just an story not a social statement as I see now in all movies.
Why is that?
@@YFL.111 Political movements eb and flow. That's been true throughout history. Movies from the 60s and 70s were as politically charged as today if not more. It's just a quality of an age. We're living in an age of political change and transition. No clue how it'll all shake out, but it's definitely a moment in time.
@@YFL.111 Movies before were only successful because they were quality movies. People have learned to make all kinds of worthless things successful in the name of advertising whatever they want to, and there's nothing people in this world pay more money to advertise no matter the country than political candidates.
@@KaleRylan Aren't we always living in an age of political change? I can't see politics stagnating, people always will have different views
Emily Blunt and Edge Of Tomorrow, the best combo and one of my all time top 10 movies that only happen in a lifetime. If anyone hates it, they don't have any taste.
Still need to see that movie.
@@Stupiddumbmanditoryhandle please do, it's awesome 💯👍
The drinker recommended it and so I watched it......I wasn't disappointed.....
Emily in Sicario was also outstanding, also in a Quiet Place
@@Stupiddumbmanditoryhandle you can legit break a subwoofer in the first 30 seconds of that movie. the bass in the opening scene is absolutely insane. it's a great movie.
Emily Blunts acting in A Quite Place 1 and 2 is some of the best I have ever seen. It makes those movies my top favorites. It is realistic without being overdone.
Her acting in The English is also so good especially the emotional scenes.
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Who agrees that you post the same boring thing on everyone of her videos so you can feel special and get Likes and subs. Probably a bot
@@Menace2Society9 yeah I've been noticing it too
Bro , you reached 1K plus subs without any video? That's crazy! I'm impressed 👍😁 I have an amazing channel but with less subs , lol
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She was badass in _'Edge of Tomorrow'_ and her role SUPPORTED the unwilling male character with tough love to make him stronger, faster, better, smarter in order to turn the tide in an interstellar war that humans were easily losing.
It is one of my favorite sci-fi action flicks & her character exuded THE standard of how to make a female character TRULY empowered. It certainly contrasted the overused, hyperbolic rhetoric of female physical strength overpowering all other males shown through woke media.
Emily Blunt expressed emotions of stoicism, vulnerability, empathy & focus without completely undermining Tom Cruise's character who in turn did the same with her by the time the story climaxed. It was a RECIPROCAL relationship on screen, something that is absent in damn near every single modern movie showcasing a "strong female lead."
I like the character development in Edge of Tomorrow. Bill Cage was a complete schmuck at the start of the movie, and the legendary Rita Vrataski had only gotten to where she was by sheer luck, just as Bill Cage got lucky to retry the same day over and over, and it molded them into the hardened soldiers that they became
I will never stop recommending the video "The Attack of Femininity in Fiction" by UA-camr "The Authentic Observer." It says everything I've ever wanted to say about the problems I have with the "strong female lead."
I'm so thrilled to hear that Emily Blunt said this, because she's one of my favorite actresses in the world! She's so incredibly talented. I think her movie The Jungle Cruise is a great example of a strong woman who is much more than the typical "strong female lead" character type.
Strong Female Characters of movies. For Me.
CHARACTERS NEED A GREAT EVOLUTION AND WRITING TO BECOME GREAT - FEMALE OR MALE
Heroes.
Ellen Ripley ( She Kill Aliens, Discover and Destroy an AlienFoundation )
Sarah Connor ( Badass Terminators Killer, Great Mother and Leader of Revolution)
Eowyn ( Just kill Witch-King of Angmar The most Dangerous Sorcerer in Middle Earth)
Hermone Granger ( She is letteraly Deus Ex Machina of all Harry Potter Films - Not being the chosen one )
Mulan ( Cartoon version is it is the demonstration that a woman can fight like men using her own skills - Without pretending to be stronger )
Black Widow ( She use her skills on fighting, She Lettearly fight Gods and sacrifice herself to save the Universe )
Princess Leia Organa ( She is a Governator of Galactic Republic and High Commander of Rebellion)
Villain (REAL SELF-VILLAIN not because of men) BE A VILLAIN IN SHOWS IS NOT BAD - CHARACTERS NEED TO BE VARIUS NOT RAPPRESENTATION
Wanda Maximoff ( She Just became the most powerfull human of all the Multiverse )
Cersei Lannister ( She is just the queen of Seventh Reigh in a world dominate by Men and Dragons - She became a Queen without Dragons )
Dolores Umbridge ( She is Cruel Powerful Member of the Ministry and Great Inquisitor )
Annie Wilkes ( She is a Sociopath, Sadistic, Manipulator )
ALL OF THESE CHARACTER DONT NEED TO BE SEXY OR VICTIMIZE TO BECOME THE GREATEST FEMALE CHARACTERS OF MOVIE JUST NEED A GREAT WRITING
SHE - HULK IS JUST INSICURE AND NOTHING ELSE..
I love a strong female character. With fatal character flaws. Give her some kind of mental issue, physical disability, or interpersonal relationship issue that stems from her own problems, then make her overcome those either through serious hardship that teaches her humility, or through the help of another that teaches her that she does not have to go through it alone. Make her strong and weak at the same time. Make her believable and relatable and then I'll like it.
Ahsoka Tano
they hate that tho, they want to destroy female leads moving forward
In other words SHOW don’t tell
So write an actual character and not an unrelatable Mary sue automata ?
I thought the main protagonist in the latest Predator movie (Prey) was a good example of a competent, strong, but realistic female character. She wasn't as fast or strong as her male counterparts, but was very observant, which ultimately gave her the upper hand when facing off against the creature in the end. She used the tools she had to win, and it worked.
The sad part for things like She-Hulk is marvel has done good female led stuff before. Agent Carter was great, Agents of Shield had 3 AMAZING female mains that were all very different and unique.
Finally... a actress that I liked and don't have to hate. I like her even more now.
Anything with Emily is an instant watch for me. I love the woman. She plays ACTUAL strong female characters so often (MLP Movie, Devil wears Prada and Mary Poppins to name a few) . If she’s in it, you know it’s a good film
I didn't know she was in the Devil Wears Prada! I had to look it up after I read your comment. She looks so different with red hair. 😄
Check out Young Victoria. She plays Victoria in that movie and she does a great job.
She does great in Tom Cruise's Edge of Tomorrow
I love her in Devil wears prada: Such a flawed character with all her individuality that makes her loveable haha.
@@mollietenpenny4093 she suits it so much haha
By "Strong Female Lead," I think these days that is commonly known as a Mary Sue. Obviously, not all strong female leads are lies, but it is getting tiring when they disguise a Mary Sue as one.
I have a feeling that Krasinski is fairly based, as well. Or maybe he's just smart and keeps his mouth shut. Regardless, this power couple is probably my favorite in all of pop culture.
Go away scammer
He probably does prefer to not speak on political matters. But I gather that he is more of a traditional liberal, not a raving mad man.
The way to write good characters is to just treat them like people. Men, women, doesn't matter--give them flaws, give them goals, give them emotions. It's not an easy thing to do but in a way it is simple, yet Hollywood acts like they've completely forgotten this super basic concept.
The funny thing is that her characters are strong. But they also have weaknesses, so they are much more believable and so she shows a strenght that you feel is much more real.
I agree with this and I am gonna somewhat disagree with the TITLE of this video. 'A' strong female lead is not boring. (Ripley, Sarah Connor, Ahsoka, Jinx, Alita, River Tam, I'd like to throw in Scarlett Witch too tbh if they would just do something better with her - there is a HUGE, HUGE list). However, most of 'THE' strong female leads we are SUBJECTED to in modern cinema are very, VERY BORING, I'm talking snooze fest eye rolling boring
the funniest part is that Emily Blunt really acted as a strong female lead (A Quiet Place, Edge of Tomorrow), but her roles were absolutely not boring and irritating as Viola Davis' and, sadly, Tatiana Masley's ones, those parts were strong without looking as a caricature of Rambo and Terminator combined
She was phenomenal in Sicario
that's the thing, she is not strong in those movies, she BECOMES strong, the nuance is huge
Edge of Tomorrow is one of my fave movies ever in most part because of Emily. what a gigachad.
Emily Blunt is incredibly talented
Vi from arcane is a strong female but she is original and has more flaws than strengths, I remember a writer saying that a character’s flaws are more interesting than the character’s strengths. In just a few seconds of her being on screen I instantly loved her character.That is what most strong female roles are lacking. Arcane can be considered as “woke” but believe it or not it’s in a good way, arcane is also a magnificent show for (literally) millions of reasons I highly recommend it
You ever notice how we keep having new "strong" female leads? Isn't it interesting how the film industry can't sell a strong female lead who isn't young and fertile.... Meanwhile we've got Sylvester and Arnold being strong male leads into their freaking 80s.
I think they could if they tried. Emily Blunt was in her 30s in Edge of Tomorrow. Salma Hayek close to 50s in Everly. Charlize Theron in her 40s in Mad Max: Fury Road. Uma Thurman in her 30s in Kill Bill.
It's similar with males. Arnie didn't really become a big action star until 30s. Same with JCVD, Chuck Norris, Sly, Bruce Willis, Dolph Lungdren, JCVD, etc. Age usually adds more plausible strength to a character as opposed to a very young face.
Meanwhile House of Dragons has multiple female leads and people love it . Where is the misogyny here ?
Studio Ghibli does fantastic strong female characters that don't feel like they fit many stereotypes or corny archetypes. Probably because SG films don't spend half the film's dialogue tackling modern day social politics, virtue signaling, or trying to make the female overtly "I am woman, hear me roar!"
I know that's anime and all, but feels like a lot of writers could learn from that style of story telling.
And Emily Blunt was even in a Studio Ghibli film. She did the english dub for Nahoko in The Wind Rises
Scrolling along thinking about Sophie from Howl's Moving Castle and I stumble across this comment. By the end of Howl's Moving Castle I am so moved by that character that I cry every time. The writing and voice acting (Chieko Baisho) is probably one of my favorite combinations off all time. Anyways, totally agree that this and many other female characters in Studio Ghibli are some of the best.
omg when I was a kid I was obsessed with Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street, I just found out you were in it and that made my day
No one wants to talk about how amazing she was as Rita Vrataski in Edge of Tomorrow? That is the kind of Ripley-like character who epitomizes strong female lead without being a Strong Female Lead.
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Loved the old movies like Sherlock Holmes where the female antagonist would use her intelligence and femininity to get the advantage and manipulate a situation. Strong intelligent feminine women are sexy and scary.
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Thats why i love her. Her role in sicario is played so good. Could not see other actress play it.
Female characters can be badass yet girly and feminine. Buffy the vampire slayer is a good example.
Samus Aran from Metroid is also up there. She's both beautiful and deadly.
My wife is the strongest woman I know ... Put herself through college, was a nurse and never missed a day of work, went back to school and became an anesthesiologist, then started her own business, all while balancing her family life with our kids .
She also needs me to open jars, lift furniture, and fix stuff around the house.
Hollywood's view of a strong woman is completely warped.
Edge of Tomorrow was a great movie. She played a great character. She was a strong female character, that needed Tom's character as a partner and he needed her or they would never have saved humanity. She is a great actress.
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Do you know why western movies have very little great movies with a "strong female lead"? Because when writers include a "strong female lead" it always have to be tied to some kind of message for female empowerment instead of just giving it a simply good story with logical and justified interactions. I think asian dramas/movies/animes do it wayyyyyyyyyy better. I actually feel for the female leads and don't feel like they're simply a mouthpiece for some stupid agenda.
it's a nice thing to see an actor you already like also having a great character
My favourite strong female character is revy from black lagoon. Yes, she starts off as a tomboy with severe anger issues and a massive lady-boner for guns, violence and hard liqour, but we later find out that it's mostly a facade she created to deal with the insanely bleak trauma of her childhood. However, despite all this, she does want to open up to and embrace those close to her, but she finds it nearly impossible. It really illustrates the narrative importance of vulnerability in a character, as just a hint of vulnerability turns a one dimensional character into a complex and compelling work of art.
Facts! I'm sick of seeing good stories turned down because they don't have a strong female lead and that's what some in the industry think works...It's overused and completely saturated now, nothing wrong with a strong male or female lead, the focus should be the story and not turning it into some political led wokeness rubbish. Good stories deserve to be told without the nonsense of forever changing culture that will be frowned up three years after it's released because culture changed again. The best scripts, books and stories are timeless, outside of this nonsense
Know who one of the best strong female leads of all time was? Ellen Ripley in Alien. That character was a badass without it ever having to be said, and she was realistic about how she reacted to a HORRIFYING scenario, but her wits are what saves her in the end. And also, Sigourney Weaver just naturally exudes an amount of authority and confidence that doesn’t need exaggeration.
Kim Wexler, another example of a strong, well written character. One of my favorite characters out of the Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul universe
They have made strong female leads without actually harping about it 24/7 in promotions. Characters that have become legends in their respective TV and cinema genres.
Alien's "Ripley", Sarah Conner, Laurie Strode, Buffy Summers, Sidney Prescott. That's a few.
Her role in The English broke and moved my heart; that show was flawless.
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it was incredible indeed
Agreed. Absolutely loved it.
I just rewatched the reimagining of "Heathers" which I loved, and realized you played "Trailer Parker"!!
Very impressed! :)
The lead of a movie should always accomplish their goals or obtain their skills/power after tons of obstacles, doesnt matter if they are male or female. The problem with the hollywood "strong female leads" (such as she-hulk, ray from starwars, captain marvel etc.) are just the strongest/greatest characters without any actual work, and they still complain all of their nonchalant problems on men
You can't show that in the writing though. Women have to be perfect Mary Sues. The world revolves around them, their flaws are always superficial or virtues in disguise (too smart, too pretty, too strong, etc). Their biggest adversities are not usually the villain or antagonist, but proving to the world how awesome they really are usually by force or nauseating plot armor contrivances. If writers write them differently, give them flaws and weaknesses, they are cast aside, labeled as misogynist, and they lose their career.
I'm pretty sure Prentending to care while being underhandedly offensive is like Disney's mission statement.
I'd say the thing is not just writ8ng a strong female character but writing a character that people can get behind and is also strong
Agreed. It's so over and done. Being strong is not a bad thing just that is all we get. Over it. Give us some complexity!
It's like when people freaked out on Todd Boweles for telling reporters to stop bringing up skin color when talking about football coaches.
Game of Thrones has loads of strong female characters and each one was strong, unique and well written. Daenerys Targaryen, Brienne of Tarth, Cercei Lannister, Sansa Stark, and ultimate badass Lyanna Mormont were all strong without being reduced to stereotypes
Everyone forgets the strong female character is real is a mother raising a family. She doesn't have be a single mom to be strong just be a Mom.
The best strong female characters are usually mothers, whether its Sahara Conner in terminator 2, the main character in 3 billboards or Jax mom in Sons of Anarchy, usually the best strong female characters are mothers ( even Ripley in the Alien movies was at her best when she was protecting the little girl Newt.)
Being either a FBI agent in a deadly cartel battle or Mary Poppins is actual talent.
Amazing! Two based women, Emily and Brett, thank you for pointing out new writing flaws in modern stories. I'm honestly surprised that this actually reached the point of being a stereotype though, I knew this trope was overused, but the fact it can be considered a stereotype is just hilarious and yet sad. Of course, stereotypes can work, but the character has to be more than just the stereotype is the key. Like the cast in TF2 are all based on obvious stereotypes, yet they are so much more than that, they have history, and hilarious personalities, Miss Pauling even being introduced later in the game's lore is still amazingly written in the comics.
Sarah Connor from Terminator 2 is a pre-Woke example of how to do awesome female character. Emily Blunt was also really good in Edge of Tomorrow and A Quiet Place. She was feminine while being strong.
My respect for you (and Emily) just went exponential!
I just finished watching The English. And grew so attached to her character (and Chaske Spencer's character for that matter) Emily Blunt is amazing in it. Such a badass while still incredibly vulnerable. She made me weep at the end... full on ugly crying for a good 15 minutes afterwards.
I binged The English the week it came out, and the whole time was thinking what a badass Emily’s character was while still managing to have the biggest motherly heart towards many of the characters. Brilliant show, and I love that she’s always seemed humble and cool irl as well.
The beautiful thing about the woke period we're living in: You come to appreciate and enjoy those, who unswervingly go against the grain, even more. They're beacons of light and strength. Emily Blunt is definitely one of them. Reese Witherspoon is another one. They're true powerhouses, huge inspirations, and just pure joy to observe and look up to.
@@thomaskim2159 Yeah … that's probably true. I guess, I'll have to reevaluate my opinion of Reese Witherspoon, too, after recently watching parts of "Something from Tiffany's".
Anyway, there are actual celebrities like this, and they're heroes. Can't think of a name right know, but I'm sure, they exist 😂
A strong female lead isn't boring if the writing is good. Shockingly the same rules apply for a good story.
There is an underrated moment in Braveheart. At the wedding the Lord comes down to claim "first night" The husband is willing to fight and die to prevent it. The wife, without saying a word, guides the sword down, pushes the dagger from the husbands neck, then volunteers to go be R*ped by the lord, to save the village, and her husband. I do not think I have that strength.
Absolutely! Could not be happier to see a comment like this. I've always loved that scene ever since I first saw Braveheart. She, Murron, and the princess are all great female characters.
Not many people have noticed that strong moment. Well done.
“This last year, ideology has become more important than art” -Quentin Tarantino
As a writer, I know a lot about the "strong female character" trope. In high school, I read book after book with these characters in them. It gets tiring because that's most of what they have. That's why the book I'm writing has more a Hermione supporting female character with yet an important role to play with a secret she doesn't even know. More books and movies should have that. I mean, there's nothing wrong with a female protagonist, even a strong willed one, but they just all have to be strong these days and as a woman, I find that depressing. In some of the books I like, the female protagonist becomes stronger with time. In one book I read in high school, "An Ember in the Ashes," the main character starts out as a naïve young girl with no idea exactly what she's doing or what she's getting herself into. As she goes along, she gets more confidence in herself and becomes stronger along the way. In another book I read, "Throne of Glass," the main character is already strong to the point of being an infamous criminal but as you get to know her, you realize just how intelligent she is and how girly some of her interests and priorities are. One thing with both of them is that they have a secret of some kind even if they don't know it or they choose to ignore it. That's how you write a good, strong female character without it being unrealistic or bad. Like really bad.
one of my favourite “strong female leads” is katniss everdeen. she is a strong character first, and a female second. nowhere in the 4 films is her being a female meant to be a main trait, it just happened that she was a girl, but she had her own personality traits, her own strengths, weaknesses, her own character. she wasn’t just a stoic strong character
"I was a child actor in LA..."
I feel like Brett has heard quite a few Dan Schneider stories.
I find a lot of those tough girl roles to be totally unbelievable. The irony is that when they are (Gina Carano) Hollywood fires & blacklists them because they’re obviously too conservative for their liking.
‘The Expanse’ is a masterclass on how to write excellent female characters!!
Absolutely! But majority of the "strong female characters" there were very masculine - Camina Drummer, Bobbie, even Chrisjen had mostly masculine traits (though she at least had feminine manners and looks).
I think the only strong female characters that is actually feminine in The Expanse is the pastor Annushka Volovodov.
@@magdalenanozarova732 Don't forget Naomi - motherhood was a major part of her character arc.
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I’ll take “well written” female characters please and thank you.
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Characters that conform to ideals are boring because they have no inner conflict. They simply embody the ideal, so we know from the start how they'll behave start to finish in any and every situation. There's no tension to grip us. The question of what will they do next, or how will these turn events change them. A narrative without this essential ingredient is just flat plot lacking feeling and connection.
"A female character isn't good unless she demonstrates all masculine characteristics"
As someone currently writing as a hobby, I appreciate that there are still people out there who haven't completely lost their integrity. We need to bring back good characters that feel like real people.
People misunderstand what strong means in terms of character for sure. Look at game of thrones, so many strong memorable characters but none of them are memorable because of their strength. Actual strength of a character comes from complexity and from actually making them seem like they could be real people. It's cool to have a John Wick style badass unstoppable character once in a while but most good characters are those who suffer and are relatably flawed.
So you like Littlefinger obviously
I can only imagine her feeling reading that on the script was like reading Sakura's line "I'm finally catching up with these two"
I think some characters like Eleven from Stranger Things, and Ripley from Alien, work as strong characters (not just because they're female!!) because they aren't the best from the get-go. Eleven has psychic powers, yes, but she was scared and confused about the world around her. And even Ripley wasn't sure if she would be able to fight off the Xenomorph after every single member of her crew died from it.
Flaws are what makes a character, Mary Sue can have no flaws and so no character to like.
Character development should always come first, as they did with Sarah Connor in "The Terminator" and Ellen Ripley in "Alien."
Its official. Watching every single movie Emily is in including Sicario, while smoking a Blunt 🙂
Tatiana Maslany is also an amazing actress. She'll give you chills in Orphan Black.
Her role in Sicario is literally the perfect way to do it.
Sigourney Weaver from the alien movie series, the girl who plays 11 on stranger things, that one movie where that lady spoke up about her miss treatment at the mill she was working at (based on a true story, I believe), that one movie, where J Lo learned how to box because of some abusive guy, that one movie where that black chick had to break into her dad’s house to rescue her children from some bad guys, etc…
Despite the fact that I cannot recall the names of these movies and all of these actresses for this comment, strong female leads have existed for a long time but never have they been pushed the way they are today.
It was never really a problem before because a good original story with a good lead character doesn’t need to be overhyped
I really liked the main character in Prey. She wasn't a 'strong female character' by somehow throwing the alien around with one hand like many other directors would have had her do. She was weaker, but she was smarter. And she used it to trap and kill the alien. She wasn't invincible, she was aware of her weaknesses and her strengths and used that knowledge to get shit done. Thats how any strong lead should be.
It worked in the Tombraider game series Reboot because they still had other strong characters as support for Lara for instance. The problem with movies these days however is they often just have the strong female lead and treat everyone else in the film as a dumbass who can't survive without this lead. early to mid 2000's was the last time it was actually worth paying to a see a movie.
And not just the characters the story itself bends over backwards for the female lead and rarely does she ever have to adapt to her environment or solve complicated situations things just conveniently work out in her favor. Like you.could have a great villain who throughout the movie has outsmarted every character and beaten them all but the moment the female lead shows up he turns into a complete moron.
@@senatorarmstrong4662 lol Like James Bond turned into.
Look at the TV show shameless with Fiona. She's the perfect example. She also has help from her brothers and even the neighbors Kevin and Veronica.
She takes a horribly dealt hand with terrible parents. Took charge and led them into the best chances they could have. With some fkery going on and even herself falling to drugs for a time.. obviously there's to much to state. But that was a great female role