>>"what if there was a woman who could kick the patriarchy in the nuts, as literally as you can kick a philosophical construct in the nuts?" is a decent comic book movie starter.
Sounds more like Frank Miller's take on the character, to me.
Honestly, I'm not sure how anyone could possibly view this as a good take on things. "Sure, there have been plenty of female heroes and action heroes. And sure, they simply demonstrated their ability and worthiness rather than it necessarily having to be a huge point that a woman could be powerful and competent. So that's why, for this female hero, we're going to make her really, really preachy and point out every couple of minutes how amazing and strange it is that a woman can be more powerful than a man. It'll be awesome."
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Date: 2010-06-16 02:39 pm (UTC)Sounds more like Frank Miller's take on the character, to me.
Honestly, I'm not sure how anyone could possibly view this as a good take on things. "Sure, there have been plenty of female heroes and action heroes. And sure, they simply demonstrated their ability and worthiness rather than it necessarily having to be a huge point that a woman could be powerful and competent. So that's why, for this female hero, we're going to make her really, really preachy and point out every couple of minutes how amazing and strange it is that a woman can be more powerful than a man. It'll be awesome."