Tim2049
Prominent Member
Well if I spent a little time on this I'm sure I could quadruple the culprits, but off the top of my head: Terminator Dark Fate, GB '16, Black Widow, Batwoman, Avengers Endgame (all be it subtler than some), Loki, Birds of Prey...Just to play Devil's Advocaat for a second:
Where are you seeing this attitude? Either in relation to MotU:R or more generally, I mean.
I was also thinking of stuff like Atomic Blonde and Lucy, but they play more into the Luc Besson/Nikita inspired side of things from what, thirty years ago? So they don't really count. It's a fine line and it'd be a cheap shot to mention those kind of films. Which is part of the point - female action leads are nothing new at all, contrary to what we're being told by a lot of the media, not to mention the blue haired morons on social media..
There are those films/shows that feel genuinely organic and those, aforementioned, that seem to exist to push a political point to a ridiculous, conceited degree.
I often wonder why so many journalists bury their heads in the sand regarding a lot of this stuff. Peer pressure? Self preservation? God knows, but it's odd...