lostsometime:

rainbowbarnacle:

chaiandchilll:

nicollekidman:

all the reviews for atomic blonde are like “its an empty aesthetic film where charlize theron just dresses up in nice clothes, kicks the shit out of dudes, and has random sex scenes with women” as if that wasn’t my dream action movie 

Aren’t “typical” action movies just a bunch of macho guys in cool clothes/cars kicking the shit out of dudes and having random sex scenes with women?

I wonder what else they were expecting  

(and yeah seconding the dream action movie remark, I AM A HAPPY AUD 8))

It’s that thing where if you’re a minority you have to be better than the standard in order to get half the recognition rearing its ugly head again.  Sure, women can head action movies now, we’ve seen that they are successful – but only if they’re amazing, well-written, deeply thought-out masterpieces with groundbreaking feminist messages incorporated into the explosions.  (I’m thinking of Mad Max for the Charlize Theron symmetry, but you can put in any female-led action movie that’s gotten a lot of attention.)  It’s not enough just to be a slick, cool action romp.  It’s not enough to spend a fun two to three hours in a theater and come away having enjoyed yourself.  In order to justify making a film with a woman in the asskicking seat, it has to be better and more meaningful than the same movie would be with a guy lead – otherwise, why on earth would you make it?  You could have gotten the same result with a man!

It’s just that same old bullshit again, dressed up in a new coat of paint and hoping we don’t notice.