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as a woman, i& #39;ve grow up watching only male superheros, it was only superman, batman, iron man, luke skywalker. and in some ways, they did find love, they always get the girl in the ending
but when i get one of my first female main protagonist (rey) all she gets is loss
but when i get one of my first female main protagonist (rey) all she gets is loss
she lost everything she fought for. and she doesn& #39;t even get the boy in the ending. if the papers were reversed, and rey was a man, he would& #39;ve walked into sunset holding hands with a pretty girl he redeemed
also: every. male in action movies are allowed to display different ranges of emotions because they feel like it makes them "complex", and it does.
yet women can& #39;t have the same thing because it makes them weak, as if having feelings were a bad thing.
yet women can& #39;t have the same thing because it makes them weak, as if having feelings were a bad thing.
that& #39;s it, that& #39;s my rant. i remember clearly how i felt when i knew rey was the main protagonist from the sequels. honestly, it felt surreal.
the ideia of thousands of little girls looking up to her, as i would& #39;ve wanted as a kid...god i& #39;m so sad.
the ideia of thousands of little girls looking up to her, as i would& #39;ve wanted as a kid...god i& #39;m so sad.
and yes, even though rey/ben is #canon, she ended the films utterly alone and in a sand planet - very similar to where she started, and as we all can remember, she felt alone and desperately wanted her family back.
how can the directors be so mean that they choose to look over the fact that rey wanted her family back - and when she finds a family, someone who understand her loneliness, they take it away so merciless?
and they don& #39;t even let mourn or grief or feel sad or anyhting
and they don& #39;t even let mourn or grief or feel sad or anyhting
luke gets to be happy with his sister, with his friend.
sure, rey has the trio. but if they wanted us to believe that, they should& #39;ve worked on that, because never once rey confided on them, she never told them how she felt alone, she didn& #39;t even them her darkest secret or fears
sure, rey has the trio. but if they wanted us to believe that, they should& #39;ve worked on that, because never once rey confided on them, she never told them how she felt alone, she didn& #39;t even them her darkest secret or fears
if i& #39;m going there, let me add how jjerio managed to screw up the message inside the star wars saga. the point never was about "fighting the evil at all costs", but rather: saving what we love (shout out to rian johnson).
rey destroying grandaddy isn& #39;t a sw worthy message
rey destroying grandaddy isn& #39;t a sw worthy message
i remember being 19, watching the force awakens at the movie theater and being so overwhelmed by the idea of finally having someone female representation among the action/superhero genre.
i& #39;ll never forget how i felt watching that movie for the first time
i& #39;ll never forget how i felt watching that movie for the first time
