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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"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 All your points are super valid. But saying "it's not feminism"? Can't there be different forms of progress? Is this none at all? - 1 more reply
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@femfreq Interesting that you say that, because the film was actually edited by a woman.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq men like attractive women its a fucking action movie go watch the notebook you tired hagThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq name two shots that caress their bodies.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq then miller brings it back to focus by showing the dag removing cheedo's chastity belt. that's what is focused on. not their bodiesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq its literally just an establishing shot of what is happening its a wtf moment for max. we have to piece it together whats happeningThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq you can't say women are sexualized just by being in a shot. the water scene is the only scene you could begin to argue but...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq the camera NEVER lingers or caresses the wives. miller explicitly didn't want this. the only moment of lingering is splendid belly.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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