I also thought PETA Wilson was pretty convincing as La Femme Nikita in the tv show. She's tall and broad shouldered, a bit androgynous even.
I like seeing arm muscles on women. I really like it when action roles are played by burly women, even if it's relatively to tv kind of burly, I'll take what I can get. I'll definitely try to see Haywire, and hopefully there will be more of that.
And as far as realism, all the adventure action movies are pure fantasy. The things the heros do are implausible for humans living in the real world, period; man or woman, becomes irrelevant in the scale of implausibility we're already faced with. All that stuff is 1. Entertainment and 2. Fantasy fulfillment, so why not have women heroes along with the men?
I like seeing arm muscles on women. I really like it when action roles are played by burly women, even if it's relatively to tv kind of burly, I'll take what I can get. I'll definitely try to see Haywire, and hopefully there will be more of that.
And as far as realism, all the adventure action movies are pure fantasy. The things the heros do are implausible for humans living in the real world, period; man or woman, becomes irrelevant in the scale of implausibility we're already faced with. All that stuff is 1. Entertainment and 2. Fantasy fulfillment, so why not have women heroes along with the men?
A thought about women in action roles
- 17/01/2012 10:42:28 PM
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The actress in Haywire is a former MMA fighter.
- 17/01/2012 11:13:03 PM
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How many men did she beat in those fights?
- 18/01/2012 01:47:04 AM
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Haywire may not be the best example
- 17/01/2012 11:33:31 PM
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So: Action roles should have bigger women.
- 18/01/2012 03:29:38 AM
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Actually, Buffy is worse because it implies women need magic to be useful.
- 18/01/2012 05:34:09 AM
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Joyce comes to mind. And Tara - she hardly ever uses her magic. Oh, and Darla.
- 18/01/2012 10:58:57 PM
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I really doubt the outfit did much to make Xena look big.
- 18/01/2012 06:53:59 PM
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Lucy Lawless is pretty much Amazonian.
- 19/01/2012 09:28:11 AM
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It's true that she's not as tiny as others.
- 19/01/2012 05:46:59 PM
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"Not as tiny as the others" is about the best you can say for her.
- 19/01/2012 08:54:03 PM
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Re: A thought about women in action roles
- 18/01/2012 04:13:27 AM
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Indeed. See for example, any Robin Hood made in the last 20 years. Maid Marian HAS to fight. *NM*
- 18/01/2012 05:35:19 AM
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The problem I had with that scene is what I call Buffy Syndrome.
- 18/01/2012 05:10:59 AM
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Re: A thought about women in action roles
- 18/01/2012 07:50:28 PM
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She is some kind of super hero in super hero movie, is't she? *NM*
- 19/01/2012 07:30:50 AM
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I don't think she's technically supposed to have super powers.
- 19/01/2012 08:58:40 PM
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I thought Sarah Connor in T2: Judgment Day was a realistic portrayal of the action heroine.
- 20/01/2012 05:57:08 AM
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So did anyone actually see Haywire this weekend?
- 23/01/2012 02:34:43 PM
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It just depends on how much you're willing to accept.
- 23/01/2012 04:23:36 PM
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You're nitpicking and drawing an arbitrary line. All action is ridiculously unbelievable. *NM*
- 24/01/2012 04:53:40 AM
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Maybe. I just feel there's a distinction between "one in a million" and "impossible."
- 24/01/2012 03:53:35 PM
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