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seriousficThings she doesn't talk about with Peter Dinklage on the set of Game of Thrones.
Question: Why is it that superheroine movies these days, or at least superheroine TV pilots, are so focused on the idea of the superheroine as celebutante? The Wonder Woman pilot did it, this does it... even Joss Whedon's Wonder Woman was described as "Angelina Jolie in tights."
IDK, it just seems like it's selling the concept short. With male superheroes, you have movies depicting them as religious figures (Superman), vigilante justice/Bush Administration (Batman), disaffected youth searching for identity (Spider-Man), military-industry types seeking redemption (Iron Man), uncertain leaders (Thor), cursed therapy cases (Hulk)... but with women, you just have "Beyonce with superpowers."
I guess it's meant to make superheroines appeal more to women, but I'd argue that if a woman wants to read about a celebrity juggling her line of action figures with the launch of a new perfume, she'd just cut out the middleman, pick up an US Weekly, and read about goddamn Beyonce. If she wants to read about a woman in a cape who punches giant robots, that's where superhero fiction comes in.
Besides which, in this economic climate, it's not very sympathetic to have a lead character with all the material wealth and fame she could ever desire, with the only hang-up being (sob!) her love life (because you know those guyfolk, they hate shacking up with hot, smart, rich women). It's like taking the gross entitlement and privilege of a Sex And The City character, then adding superpowers. Not interested in super people problems; call me when you're punching Galactus.
Question: Why is it that superheroine movies these days, or at least superheroine TV pilots, are so focused on the idea of the superheroine as celebutante? The Wonder Woman pilot did it, this does it... even Joss Whedon's Wonder Woman was described as "Angelina Jolie in tights."
IDK, it just seems like it's selling the concept short. With male superheroes, you have movies depicting them as religious figures (Superman), vigilante justice/Bush Administration (Batman), disaffected youth searching for identity (Spider-Man), military-industry types seeking redemption (Iron Man), uncertain leaders (Thor), cursed therapy cases (Hulk)... but with women, you just have "Beyonce with superpowers."
I guess it's meant to make superheroines appeal more to women, but I'd argue that if a woman wants to read about a celebrity juggling her line of action figures with the launch of a new perfume, she'd just cut out the middleman, pick up an US Weekly, and read about goddamn Beyonce. If she wants to read about a woman in a cape who punches giant robots, that's where superhero fiction comes in.
Besides which, in this economic climate, it's not very sympathetic to have a lead character with all the material wealth and fame she could ever desire, with the only hang-up being (sob!) her love life (because you know those guyfolk, they hate shacking up with hot, smart, rich women). It's like taking the gross entitlement and privilege of a Sex And The City character, then adding superpowers. Not interested in super people problems; call me when you're punching Galactus.
