re: Interesting video on Rey and the devolution of female characters in general

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A really good H.S. men's basketball team would beat the National Champion UCONN Huskies easily and women can't fight for shite unless they are cyborg and pumped full of testosterone.

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You aren't going to start posting about how you are an "InCel" and all the women need to die because they aren't willing to have sex with you right?

It is a fantasy. I can buy a woman hero with flaws as easily as I can buy a male hero with flaws. Give me a good movie and a good story and I can buy whatever they put up there.

And yes... I think the new Star Wars trilogy is garbage. I would have thought it was garbage if the lead actor was Hugh McBallsdraggy.

A movie can be garbage and not feature any SJW stereotypes. And a movie can be garbage and be littered with them.

"Sums it up perfectly and modern cinema with women kung fu MMA kicking the crap out of muscled guys is just as to blame. Just look at that Charlize Theron movie Atomic Blonde. "

I had some massive eye rolling moments watching tiny Charlize with hands the size of a 10 year old knocking out 6'2" dudes with ease. It really ruined the movie. I don't care how hard she supposedly could throw a punch there simply isn't enough mass behind it to do any damage.

As to Rey, it's obvious that this whole "the force is female" b.s. was a ploy to increase market share amongst women. They didn't expect the real SW fanbase to expect an actual decent story. They thought all of the SW fans were just a bunch of sheep they could lead around by the nose. And I don't think they managed to materially increase their female fanbase, either. It really was just an incompetent execution by Disney and they ruined a lot of characters that I grew up loving in the process.

And the new WW is garbage.

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"You're afraid for her, you truly care about what happens to her but you really don't know if she can pull this off because the movie hasn't presented her as some kind of Superhero." - On Ripley in Aliens

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Spot on.

A hero that never seems to believably be in danger is dull and uninteresting. You aren't worried abour their safety because THEY aren't worried about their safety.

This is why I never really liked Peirs Brosnan as Bond. He's TOO cool. He never breaks a sweat. He can be huddled down in the back of a car, driving it like a rally car champion from his smart phone, while thousands of rounds are pummeling the car and he isn't the slightest bit scared. He's emotionless.

Compare that to Daniel Craig's Bond. His emotions are more evident, especially in Casino Royale. Hell, he almost dies from poison and looks like it!

It's also why John McClain from Die Hard is a more interesting character than John Rambo for me. Rambo is SO badass that he just moves like a machine from kill to kill. Sure, he shows some anger, and he's a very badass and likeable hero.

But McClain is an "everyman" scared shitless and letting you know it the whole time. His triumph's over his fear and adversity MEAN MORE than all the kills that Rambo flawlessly performs.

Don't get me wrong, I love the Rambo films and character. But for me, I rank Die Hard above them.