Going back to the original Captain America example ... a person watches Captain America, and the part where a female knocks down a soldier is the part that's singled out as unrealistic?
It's all fantasy, and there's nothing wrong with a girl kicking as much ass as a guy. I don't know why people would have a problem suspending their disbelief for that sort of thing when they regularly suspend it for all sorts of other things.
It's all fantasy, and there's nothing wrong with a girl kicking as much ass as a guy. I don't know why people would have a problem suspending their disbelief for that sort of thing when they regularly suspend it for all sorts of other things.
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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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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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I tend to agree with you.
- 24/01/2012 05:25:45 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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