Modern Wisdom

#546 - Baggage Claim - Modern Cinema Treats Women Like Idiots

Oct 31, 2022

01:17:54

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Female Empowerment Is the MaleDefault

02:05

Marvel Super Female Superheroes

02:47

Is She Hulk a Woman?

05:04

Introduction

4min

Next James Bond Film Will Have Bigger Roles for Women More Sensitive Double Seven Bond Is Evolving

4min

What's Happened to the Female Loki?

4min

Marvel Super Female Superheroes

3min

Why Aren't There So Many Female Characters in the Avengers?

4min

Is She Hulk a Woman?

5min

The Cultural Milieu Is the Rise of Narcissism

5min

The Movies Aren't Making Money, but Disney Can

2min

Lord of the Rings

6min

10.

Female Empowerment Is the MaleDefault

2min

11.

Is There a Mother in Rings of Power?

4min

12.

Dr Strange 2 - Is America Chavez a Good Character in the Movie?

3min

13.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

3min

14.

I Don't Want This if I Was a Woman

5min

15.

House of the Dragon - Phoebe Waller Bridge

4min

16.

Movie Critic Scores Diving From Audience Scores

3min

17.

Celebrities Are Not Scaled Up, Right?

4min

18.

The Role of a Studio

4min

19.

Are We Going to See More Top Gun or Are We Gonna See More She-Hulk?

5min

20.

Are You Really Trying to Get Rid of Your Movie?

7min

Baggage Claim is a YouTuber and movie critic.

There have been a lot of female leads in TV and cinema over the last few years. She-Hulk, Captain Marvel, Dr Strange 2 and The Rings Of Power all showed women leading the charge, but just how aspirational and admirable are these role models for the women that watch them? Is it treating them like mature humans or patronising them like fragile idiots?

Expect to learn how cultural narcissism has taken hold of Hollywood, why perfect female characters teach women nothing about how to be a good person, why Hollywood relies on performative empathy to feel good, the problem with She-Hulk's dating life, why no one is going to be guilted into watching anything, the lessons to learn from Bros romcom failure and much more...

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