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Originally posted by MrPeanut
I agree with the first paragraph, but this is a pretty good rebuttal to the misogyny criticism and reflects what I ended up taking away from it -- http://www.vox.com/2014/10/6/6905475...-david-fincher
But like I said last night (and he acquiesces in the intro to that article), there is definitely a lot of material there that lends itself to the more troubling reading.
EDIT: Oh Nicole already posted it (hihi). Todd >> |
"The women in Gone Girl, like the women in too many movies, have had their agency taken, have been stripped of their power, by their husbands, or by their boyfriends, or by their parents, or by the system, or just by the horrible turns a life can take"
Except this isn't true for Gone Girl. There are multiple women with agency in that film, not just Amy. They're even subtly undermined by men only to assert their power and dominance. The motel woman and the female detective come to mind as immediate examples.
This article plays exactly like Gone Girl: some stuff it hits on the mark, but other stuff is just completely misred.
Furthermore, to call it the "most feminist" movie in years is garbage. Gravity, Her, Spring Breakers, **** even The Wolf of Wall Street have better take-away messages about women than Gone Girl does.
