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Power of the Dog's Sneaky Feminism

The Waves: Gender, Relationships, Feminism

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Feminist Film Review - The Homemades

i think it's a really fascinating film. It's so important in taking a look at the difficulties faced by women in the west. I can't imagine growing up in that era and the expectations of their role as a wife and a mother. In trying to drive the misery home, it sort of turned into a bit of ike performative fo feminist torture porn which i don't love. And i also felt like it fell back on gendertropes by making it essentially really all about the homesmen. But ultimately, this is a bit of a spoiler, she kind of crumbles under the weight of having to be that self sufficient. It just about human.

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