#feminist movies

[thorin-is-a-cuddler]

When your favorite characters are ladies from the 19th century who cannot ride their bikes

[personal-blog243]

Been thinking about this feminist masterpiece and how you should all see it if you haven’t already. I was amazed knowing that this was written by a cis-het man in the 70’s yet it is so accurate to the teenage girl experience and holds up well.

[winonakaysstuff]

"2019 black christmas is just another stupid feminist movie"

the original 1974 movie was so feminist?? it talked about a woman wanting to be independent, it talked about abortion, IT WAS SO FEMINIST!!

[goose3gg]

Marie Antoinette (2006) and being a woman, femininity, and adulthood.

This 2006 film written and directed by Sofia Coppola captures the eerie feeling which Marie Antoinette experienced while transitioning from the daughter of the Habsburg Empire to the last queen of France prior to the French Revolution. This film is a great representation of the female experience historically, and I want to discuss the ways the film explores womanhood, and what responsibility women carry behind the scenes. Not only this, but it captures the true irony of a woman’s power; that we apparently are feeble enough to handle ridiculous things, such as aesthetics, poise, dressing, and drama or pleasantries, yet are held responsible for vital elements of community, such as birth, consummation, and graces.

Upon the opening of the film, we see Marie Antoinette, on her way to be given over as a peace offering to France from Austria, a girl that couldn’t be older than 14. She is riding with her dog, her friends, in her carriage until the border of Austria and France approached. In this carriage ride, we see her passing the time, being a child: playing card games, blowing fog onto the window, sleeping, relaxing, etc. To me this represents her childhood, coming to meet its death, not only the death of being considered a kid, but also the privilege of not being sexualized as one, which being a woman you aren’t always given that. She has not met her suitor, she leaves behind her dog, her friends, her family, and everything for people who upon first arrival have no cares for her aside from what she can give them: quintessential womanhood. One of the women waiting sneers “she looks like a child,” however the grandfather of the king to be, the King reminds the men to always “check her bosom first.” This paradoxical child-ification whilst sexualization is what being a teenage woman is; to every woman you are annoying, green, childlike, stocky, as you are the potential, they once had however to men you are unprinted on, your flower remains, unknowing, fertile, youthful, and virgin-like [absolutely disgusting and very representative of the times but grows truer with reflection].

The ritual of waking up, whereas Marie Antoinette (Kirsten Dunst) is awoken with her court completely dressed, with her being in her nightgown, I see as a clear representation of the nakedness which adult womanhood carries. A step further I could see how even fame could be represented through this scene, how the court is arguing over whose responsibility, or honor it is to dress her in her clothes. Eventually Antoinette says, “this is ridiculous,” being awoken by a room of people and needing to be naked in front of them, first thing, the reply she is given is “Madame, this is Versailles.” From this scene, we see a pair of women who are in Antoinette’s court, who give her advice, direction, and aide her. Yet a scene later, we see them privately discussing how they believe she’s an Austrian spy and don’t trust anything she says. We are constantly reminded of Antoinette’s isolation and how simultaneously she is smothered with the material things surrounding her. From this, we see the issue with the non-consummated marriage arising, hearing many are gossiping in the hallways of Versailles in front of Antoinette which results in her shutting herself into a room crying. This non-consummated marriage also results in a letter from her mother, reminding her if there isn’t a baby soon, she will be at fault for not being “willing and sweet” enough. The movie’s central focus on Marie represents the way the matriarch of families carries the responsibility of holding the family together. Antoinette is not her husband, making important financial decisions on who the country supports, how they are represented, yet she is held nearly more accountable than he is. By the final act of the movie, we see how the revolution has turned over, and their once frivolous life is now faced with the chaos residing outdoors, being the angry French citizens. Until this moment, we don’t truly grasp how the revolution will affect this couple, although we know it to be inevitable, as that from their perspective it wasn’t of dire response. As watchers of the movie, we have seen Marie only just fall into comfortability with this kingdom, creating a garden, a family, parties, and fun, now suddenly faced with more responsibility on top of all she has been handed to deal with. We long as viewers for Antoinette to get a break, to have a breath but the reality is, in womanhood there is no relief. Antoinette, although incredibly proud of what she has built will die with none of it, a youthful death of 37, and never will see her daughter older than the age of 14, same as her mother who passed shortly before the revolution. Truly, women are stretched thin in this movie, yet we see every woman of lesser fame or magnitude than Antoinette receive that relief, as that less eyes are on them. It reminds me of the unfortunate trend in rape culture where woman won’t help another woman because she should’ve known better, etc. I think this movie represents how women are told we should have been wiser, better, even if we had no way of knowing what we did was incorrect. People wonder why women tend to be perfectionists and my answer is I wish you’d stop expecting perfection from us. The movie ends with a haunting final scene with birds singing, the view of the bed the royal couple once laid in surrounded by chaos and shattered glass. This bed was where Antoinette existed, resting, birthing, dressing, for her entire life, thinking she was waiting for the good part but alas it had already passed – that is womanhood.

[calilili]

"Making #HERstory ; She wasn’t kicked out of Eden, She WALKED out”©️ Cali Lili #eVe #Lilith #ComingOut #SustainableMovies ™️ #mybodymychoice #AllFemaleCrew #BLM #LGBTQ #Climate eVe N’ god this female is not yet rated ™☯️ #innovator #ChickLit #ChickFlicks

2023 / 2024 Update : Cali’s innovative work is included in upcoming documentaries and Cali Lili Indies is preparing Cali’s next movie & album (TBA) Movie Review 2022 Times Square Chronicles Cali Lili’s : Eve N God This Female Is Not Yet Rated (with original soundtrack)  Movie Review 2022 Times Square Chronicles Cali Lili ‘s Oscars 2020 ContendereVe N’god this female is not yet rated ” dream…

[secretagentsagainstwhatever]

Barbie spoiler alert

[other than this one post this page is going to be completely spoiler free, promise :) ]

it may have just been me BUT i got strong Trans allegory vibes from barbie (especially one specific scene and quote) and i’m really hopeful that that’ll be amazing and mean so much to all my Trans friends 🤍

[schlock-luster-video]

On July 26, 1997 The Watermelon Woman debuted in Japan.

Here's some old and beware fan art to mark the occasion!

[ot3]

i do fundamentally agree with the idea that stuff like 'man' and 'women' dont have to be mutually exclusive, people can identify as whatever they want, and gender is there to be played around with as much as anyone likes. but i do feel like we're seeing a trend amongst some subsets of people where they can't hold those beliefs and Also accept the fact that as it stands 'woman' is still a very real and important political class of people. like it really would be great if we were in a place culturally where gender categorizations werent very politically relevant. but they clearly are. and i feel like a lot of people in an attempt to find an understanding of gender that makes them more comfortable have subconsciously kind of abandoned a framework that calls for a structured women's lib movement.

and it's like, on one side you have large swathes of the population who still aren't fully sold on the whole 'women are people' thing. and then on the other side you have a group who correctly understand that the whole gender thing is pretty bullshit. but then, instead of using feminism as a platform to try and build towards a world that reflects those ideals politically they have just kind of retreated fully into idpol and abandoned the scraps of the feminist framework to the radfems to re-appropriate into. fucking. nouveau phrenology.

it just sucks man it feels like we're sort of at an all time low in regards to public interest in meaningful feminism that i've witnessed in my lifetime.

[profeminist]

"I took 1 star reviews of #Barbie from furious men on letterboxd and put them on the posters because it makes the film seem ever cooler."

Technically Ron on Twitter

[scum-man-of-pesto]

This is SO REAL like first of all, the matriarchy they initially had was still this hyper-feminine mess where all the barbies still had to look perfect and attractive and have their hair and makeup done etc wereas the Kens simply, did not. Not to mention Alan even. And then still the only pressing harm of the Barbie-run society was that Barbie didn't give Ken much of her time in the way that he wanted her to, and as a result he subjugated every woman in the world?? He made all the Barbies ramp up the performance of the male gaze, spoke down to them, stole their literal houses and hard work, and enslaved them, and then the message was still like "uwu Barbie should've given more time to Ken so he didn't react this way" like no FUCK OFF are you kidding? The Barbies should've just systematically eliminated the Kens because at best they're useless and at worst they're clamoring to cause actual material harm. I WISH the movie lived up to "deeply bizarre and anti-man". It's actually really telling where we are in society that so many see this as an actually radical perspective filled with man-hate when it was literally so coddling to men. Don't get me wrong either, I did enjoy it for what it was like I know it wasn't going to go into an actual deep leftist analysis or anything but this reaction to it as though it had is making me nuts

[wildseababe]

It is literally impossible to be a woman. You are so beautiful, and so smart, and it kills me that you don’t think you’re good enough. Like, we have to always be extraordinary, but somehow we’re always doing it wrong. 

You have to be thin, but not too thin. And you can never say you want to be thin. You have to say you want to be healthy, but also you have to be thin. You have to have money, but you can’t ask for money because that’s crass. You have to be a boss, but you can’t be mean. You have to lead, but you can’t squash other people’s ideas. You’re supposed to love being a mother, but don’t talk about your kids all the damn time. You have to be a career woman, but also always be looking out for other people. You have to answer for men’s bad behavior, which is insane, but if you point that out, you’re accused of complaining. You’re supposed to stay pretty for men, but not so pretty that you tempt them too much or that you threaten other women because you’re supposed to be a part of the sisterhood. But always stand out and always be grateful. But never forget that the system is rigged. So find a way to acknowledge that but also always be grateful. You have to never get old, never be rude, never show off, never be selfish, never fall down, never fail, never show fear, never get out of line. It’s too hard! It’s too contradictory and nobody gives you a medal or says thank you! And it turns out in fact that not only are you doing everything wrong, but also everything is your fault.

I’m just so tired of watching myself and every single other woman tie herself into knots so that people will like us. And if all of that is also true for a doll just representing women, then I don’t even know

-Gloria’s monologue from the Barbie movie

[personal-blog243]

I am not particularly interested in discourse surrounding sex slavery that doesn’t acknowledge the gender disparity. Most of the statistics that I’ve seen suggest that most non-consenting sex trafficking victims are young females and femmes. I am not interested in discourse that isn’t through a LOUDLY feminist lens on this issue.

There are enough movies about middle aged, cis-het, white male cops and spies getting to play savior to claim the issue for republicans and even “Christianize” it. Im tired of leftist women being falsely accused of “not caring” about this issue because of the way it has been co-opted.

Where is a movie about the actual victims fighting back??? Oh wait, that would be the handmaids tale which actually appeals more to a target demographic of younger women and is less friendly in its portrayal of religion.

For the record, I have not seen “The Sound of Freedom” or “Priceless”, but I did watch “Taken” so please let me know if I’m wrong about these movies I haven’t seen.

[it-isbel]

Chantal Akerman (1950 - 2015)

[calilili]

"Making #HERstory ; She wasn’t kicked out of Eden, She WALKED out”©️ Cali Lili #eVe #Lilith #ComingOut #SustainableMovies ™️ #mybodymychoice #AllFemaleCrew #BLM #LGBTQ #Climate eVe N’ god this female is not yet rated ™☯️ #innovator #ChickLit #ChickFlicks

2023 / 2024 Update : Cali’s innovative work is included in upcoming documentaries and Cali Lili Indies is preparing Cali’s next movie & album (TBA) Movie Review 2022 Times Square Chronicles Cali Lili’s : Eve N God This Female Is Not Yet Rated (with original soundtrack)  Movie Review 2022 Times Square Chronicles Cali Lili ‘s Oscars 2020 ContendereVe N’god this female is not yet rated ” dream…

[fruitface]

"How many girls go to this school, again?" "Oh my god, and again, they're all sixes at best."

PJ in Bottoms (2023)

[schlock-luster-video]

On March 6, 1997, The Craft was released on VHS in Hungary.

Here's a new portrait of Rachel True as Rochelle to celebrate!