re: The Last Duel sucked... That's why it bombed at the box office (spoilers)

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then comes the woman’s version where she’s completely blameless or infallible. And the movie frames this as the true version

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This is one of the biggest problems about storytelling in modern movies. Women used to be portrayed as complete and interesting characters but now they have become simultaneously perfect and victimized. The complexity, humanity, and imperfections are the essence of fiction (and biography). The essence of personal triumph is personal improvement