tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post6551663799752195725..comments2024-03-28T07:25:19.546-07:00Comments on Dorothy Surrenders: Gravity of the SituationDorothy Snarkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10143059192565751994noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-26914703591264617752013-10-31T14:33:28.046-07:002013-10-31T14:33:28.046-07:00So... did you see it? And what did you think of it...So... did you see it? And what did you think of it? <br /><br />Sincerely,<br />EsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-35207878950704336612013-08-11T10:58:28.051-07:002013-08-11T10:58:28.051-07:00Since you mentioned that you went to see The Conju...Since you mentioned that you went to see The Conjuring... can we just take a moment to acknowledge the underrated awesomeness of Vera Farmiga? She is an amazingly talented actor who does not get nearly enough appreciation. I confess I've fallen madly in (celebrity crush) love with her. I think it's her expressive eyes. Most people appear to look AT things, while she appears to look INTO things. There's just something about her that captivates and intrigues me...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-9011110979287116852013-08-11T02:46:40.888-07:002013-08-11T02:46:40.888-07:00I'm sad you didn't get to see "The He...I'm sad you didn't get to see "The Heat," partly because it was ridiculously funny and Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy had fabulous chemistry, but also because I think one of the most effective ways to show our support for female-led movies is to put our money where our mouth is at the box office. If these types of movies make money, the people who green-light projects will become increasingly willing to “take a risk” on making more of them. Awesomely, "The Heat" has been doing VERY well. Of course, it’s still a sad state of affairs, and it’s been a generally abysmal summer for women in movies. <br /><br />That being said, I am very much looking forward to "Gravity," and I couldn’t care less that Sandra’s character won’t talk to another woman. There’re only two people in it anyway. And while I think the Bechdel Test is a useful litmus test in some cases, it doesn't really say anything about the quality of a movie, the quality of its characters, or the depth of conversations between women. Movies that technically pass the test don't necessarily have a good overall depiction of women, and movies that fail the test can have interesting and complex female characters. Under the Bechdel Test, a movie that has two women talking about the weather for 10 seconds passes, while a movie like "The Avengers,” which has a well-rounded, engaging, integral-to-the-plot lead female in Black Widow and a high-ranking, competent, badass Maria Ross in a supporting role, fails. Overall, I think I’d rather have one well-written, dynamic female character that isn’t shown talking to other women than several cardboard women who happen to share a conversation about cheese.<br /><br />Don’t get me wrong, I want to see women talk to each other in movies like women actually talk to each other in real life without bigwigs saying that audiences don't want to see that. I also want to see awesome, intelligent, strong, vulnerable, flawed women kicking ass and driving plots in movies. And I want to see well-made, quality movies. Sadly, we don't often get all of those things together in one movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-71324729804653750812013-08-09T06:31:39.141-07:002013-08-09T06:31:39.141-07:00lol but who's she gonna talk to anyway when sh...lol but who's she gonna talk to anyway when she's stranded in space? i don't think the bechdel applies hereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-73926279624136179712013-07-31T06:55:51.610-07:002013-07-31T06:55:51.610-07:00If/when there are only two characters, can/should ...If/when there are only two characters, can/should the Bechdel test apply?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-16033803485268536982013-07-31T03:10:15.539-07:002013-07-31T03:10:15.539-07:00Oh god! What did I just see? GOD, I NEED TO SEE TH...Oh god! What did I just see? GOD, I NEED TO SEE THIS MOVIE NOW, I WANT CLOSUREAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-4022873500388693702013-07-30T22:00:59.498-07:002013-07-30T22:00:59.498-07:00Don't forget Jodie Foster in Contact!
And she ...Don't forget Jodie Foster in Contact!<br />And she will be gracing our sci-fi screen again this summer. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435063488359884278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-9225181639665079632013-07-30T17:36:13.254-07:002013-07-30T17:36:13.254-07:00Looking forward to that oneLooking forward to that oneCarmen SanDiegonoreply@blogger.com