tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post8221958260746774139..comments2023-08-01T09:20:49.475-04:00Comments on Wide Screen World: Can a woman be sexy and "empowered" too?Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-44105705375952588752011-04-16T15:45:15.334-04:002011-04-16T15:45:15.334-04:00Are looks secondary in 'Sucker Punch'? My ...Are looks secondary in 'Sucker Punch'? My understanding of the movie is that one level of the 'dreamscape' or whatever-they-call-it is set in a brothel where they sexy-dance for clients. What's that, if not looks-based?Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-80530929419696622992011-04-16T04:06:16.625-04:002011-04-16T04:06:16.625-04:00I'm not sure about lust. Emily Browning would ...I'm not sure about lust. Emily Browning would have to actually to convey emotion, unless that's what some guys are into. Although looks are a secondary issue to Snyder's, ahem, misfire. What the film actually says about feminism is interesting and has a bit of truth, but it's scores away from 'power to the sisterhood.'Paolohttp://www.anomalousmaterial.com/movies/author/paolo_kagaoan/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-86799778776949339182011-04-06T19:46:01.710-04:002011-04-06T19:46:01.710-04:00I'm willing to at least give him points for tr...I'm willing to at least give him points for trying to create some legitimate female action heroes - though if the action scenes all take place inside their minds, I don't know if that counts...Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-74105204898714720422011-04-06T13:01:32.278-04:002011-04-06T13:01:32.278-04:00I don't know about Hanna since I haven't s...I don't know about Hanna since I haven't seen the film but I find it utterly laughable that Snyder thought his portrayal of women in Sucker Punch was "empowering". They are obviously portrayed to be lusted after, nothing more.Castorhttp://www.anomalousmaterial.com/moviesnoreply@blogger.com