I’m not one to shy away from expressing unpopular opinions. So here goes. I saw Fury Road. I get why people like it. But it isn’t feminist.
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Fury Road is different from many action films in that it lets some women participate as equal partners in a cinematic orgy of male violence.
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Feminism doesn't simply mean women getting to partake in typical badass "guy stuff". Feminism is about redefining our social value system.
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Sometimes violence may be necessary for liberation from oppression, but it's always tragic. Fury Road frames it as totally fun and awesome.
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As a film Mad Max absolutely adores its gritty future. The camera caresses acts of violence in the same way it caresses the brides' bodies.
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"We are not things” is a great line, but doesn’t work when the plot and ESPECIALLY the camera treats them like things from start to finish.
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Mad Max's villains are caricatures of misogyny which makes overt misogynists angry but does not challenge more prevalent forms of sexism.
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Viewers get to feel good about hating cartoon misogyny without questioning themselves or examining how sexism actually works in our society.
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It makes me profoundly sad that mainstream pop culture now interprets feminism to mean “women can drive fast and stoically kill people too!”
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We’re starved for representations of powerful women but we need to re-imagine concepts of power & move beyond the glorification of violence.
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@femfreq That's a shame. One of the things I've loved in prior MAD MAX movies is that Max for all his talk isn't a "badass" -
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@RoriComics@femfreq Violent actions always ALWAYS make things worse for everyone in the Mad Max world.It's an element of the series I love. -
@d_m_elms Have you seen the movie yet? Just asking so I don't spoil anything. -
@d_m_elms I think you should see it and decide for yourself. It is certainly violent, but it isn't violence that fixes anything in it (IMO). -
@RoriComics max spends the first 3 movies mostly escaping violence XD
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@femfreq is there seriously any games you like besides the kid stuffThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq Yet it was my wife who wanted to see it, not me. She must be broken, Anita. You need to administer your BS on her, and fix her.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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