#Eleanor Hodson

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That POTC post made me think about this conversation I had years ago with @leianaberrie

Margot Robbie not recognizing any female characters in the series was bad but I think about the fact that Annemarie was supposed to have a bigger role specifically to show that there are female pirates makes it even more cringe since the series tried to establish that in the beginning. In fact, her being in the series at all solves none of the representation issues. It's not even the bare minimum so idk what she's going on about.

I already cannot stand Keira and hearing about this doesn’t change my stance on her. 

Well, look at that! Another woman, Keira! 

Right, salty Keira rant over (...I make no promises it’s over for good but for now..) Back to Anamaria. I remember as a kid really liking how badass and take-no-shit-from-anyone she was, and also being confused in the sequels “...wait, where is she?” And I’m assuming it’s a combination of “Disney didn’t want her back/didn’t care about her” and this:

Also I remember hearing from either Orlando or Keira that in that final scene of Dead Man’s Chest, they were all told that Anamaria was coming back to join them in their quest to find Jack, but turns out it was a way for them to be legit shocked to see that Tia had resurrected Barbossa. Bottom line is, Anamaria got the shit end of the stick, and I feel bad that Zoe had to go through that. 

Slight side-rant - I will never understand why this franchise kept pushing Liz as The First Female Pirate “ooh, look at Captain Swann!” when not only was there Anamaria BUT THEY HAD MISTRESS CHING AS PART OF THE BRETHREN COURT! 

(who was based on a real pirate queen so that’s pretty cool)

And they TRIED that shit with Calypso! Yeah, remember when Barbossa tried to trick Sao Feng into believing Liz was Calypso?? (Side-note, that is one of my favourite acting moments from Naomie Harris because she has this look as if to say “are you fucking kidding me?”) Oh yeah, the all-powerful sea goddess is a rich privileged white woman with less than six months of pirating experience! Even Disney isn’t that stupid! (But then they retconned Tia’s involvement in Jack’s backstory in the fifth movie... they were stupid for doing that.)

Yeah, this is not going to make me very popular but I’m sorry, I can’t stand Liz Swann. I don’t think I’ve ever liked her. I’ll stick with Black Sails. Eleanor Guthrie is a far better Liz Swann than Liz Swann ever was. 

But I must say, I am proud of the PotC fandom for correcting Margot when that article first came out and still to this day. That this sequel/spinoff/whatever-it-is is not going to “introduce” girl power. Also considering her last collaboration with Christina Hodson was BOP... I’m a bit worried. But honestly, this franchise has long overstayed it’s welcome, they’ve dumped Jack which is the DUMBEST decision they could’ve made! Why the fuck do you think people came to the 4th and 5th movies, Disney?? It sure as hell wasn’t because of the “great” storytelling!, and now this duo has teamed up again... so, it’s a 98% chance I’m not going to see it. 

So, good luck, Margot and Christina. In the words of Jack...

*well... anything else stupid. I really hope Margot misspoke when she said that because if she meant it... yikes. 

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My 2021 in reading

I did not send up a reading goal, but am still quite proud to tell you that I finished 42 books this year. 

At the start of the year, I read a novel my friend wrote. It’s called Bankley and it is awesome. It includes a love triangle, dresses like in Bridgerton and revolutions. And it made me cry, so it easily passed 4 stars. I’m not sure what my exact rating would be, but I can promise that I loved it. She has been asking me about writing a review of her book on my blog, so I hope this little special mention will make her happy. :)

I also read some non-fiction about mental health, collections of poetry (I hope you stay - Courtney Peppernell & Ik heb de liefde lief) and some old favorites (The Aeneid & Alice in Wonderland). I haven’t given these books a rating either, since I felt indifferent about them and/or didn’t feel like I really had an opinion to share. 

And I had only one book I did not finish: De lessen van mevrouw Lohmark by Judith Schalansky. It failed to catch my attention and I didn’t feel like finishing it. The story wasn’t intriguing to me and after a while it got tedious, so I returned it to the library.

The full list of the other books I read is listed below. Some previously appeared on my blog as reviews, you can click on the links if you want to. 

Little Women - Louisa May [4.8]

A Series of Unfortunate Events 6 - Lemony Snicket [4.25]

A Series of Unfortunate Events 7 - Lemony Snicket [4.25]

Gemina - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff [5]

The Lady’s Guide to Petticoats and Piracy - Mackenzi Lee [4.5]

A Series of Unfortunate Events 8 - Lemony Snicket [4.5]

Zondagskind - Judith Visser [4]

Again, Again - E. Lockhart [5]

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Mark Haddon [5]

everything I know about love - Dolly Alderton [4]

Wat wij zagen - Hanna Bervoets [4]

We were Liars - E. Lockhart [5]

Attachments - Rainbow Rowell [1.5]

De Leesclub - Renate Dorrestein [4]

The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna - Juliet Grames [4]

No one belongs here more than you - Miranda July [4.5]

Everything, Everything - Nicola Yoon [5]

Klara and the Sun - Kazuo Ishiguro [4]

A Series of Unfortunate Events 9 - Lemony Snicket [4]

Chelsea Hodson - Tonight I’m Someone Else [4]

Obsidio - Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff [5]

no one is talking about this - Patricia Lockwood [4]

Anne of Green Gables - L.M. Montgomery [4.5]

We All Looked Up - Tommy Wallach [2]

The Thursday Murder Club - Richard Osman [4.2]

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman [5]

Taal is zeg maar echt mijn ding - Paulien Cornelisse [4]

Tegenwoordig heet iedereen sorry - Bart Moeyaert [3.5]

Vanuit hier zie je alles - Mariana Leky [5]

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V. E. Schwab [5]

The Butterfly Lampshade - Aimee Bender [3.8]

It’s Kind of a Funny Story - Ned Vizzini [4.4]

Mayflies - Andrew O’Hagan [4]

1984 - George Orwell [4.2]

Lord of the Flies - William Golding [4.5]

https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2021/151421156 

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Hi! For those of you who don’t already know, I am a young filmmaker - Here is my completed 2017 Showreel. Also if you want, please feel free to visit my YouTube if you want to see some of my work posted to there. Thanks!

Here: Eleanor Hodson Films

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