- April 19th, 2016, 6:48 am#4860960
GB16 director Paul Feig uses females in front and behind the camera's to help them get a footing in the movie-business. It's his trademark so to speak. Or gimmick, depending on your point of view. In the new GB movie that's almost upon us he genderswapped the 4 male actors from the original 2 movies with females and restarted the timeline, so ghost are non-existant in this new universe. (It's still unclear if the other movies happened in another parallel universe or timeline, but I feel it could all fit in a multiverse.)
People dislike the movie because it's a reboot, because they think the trailer looks bad, and/or the jokes suck. All fair points that merit discussion. I happen to like what I've seen so far, though i do hope the jokes in the trailer are not the best ones in the movie.
But fans also dislike the movie because they feel the genderswap is a gimmick, and if Paul Feig really wants female equality he should have made it a mixed team.
Now before you let your opinion known, here is a helpful info-graphic about the current state of females working in the movie-history.
Spoiler for huge!
So what are the main things gandered from this:
Conclusion:
While there are strong females characters in movies, they are FAR more strong male characters. So Feig is at least not lying about that. He helped a few females to stardom already, and GB16 can give McKinnon and Jones more starpower if they can show their worth.
If the Gb has a mixed team Feig would help less females in the saddle and the scales are tipped to males as is.
That all being said, he does profits hugely from this unique way of moviemaking. He is using his starpower to force negotioations with moviecompanies to let them sign a contract to agree they hire more females (not only actrices) when creating a movie. One could say it's a bold move that could cause his career to plummet or that's it's another gimmick to sell more tickets.
Now the main question:
Is the genderswap a gimmick to sell more tickets or considered progress to aqcuire more females to work in the movie industry?
Perhaps you even think it's both?
Let me know what you think and why you think that way!
People dislike the movie because it's a reboot, because they think the trailer looks bad, and/or the jokes suck. All fair points that merit discussion. I happen to like what I've seen so far, though i do hope the jokes in the trailer are not the best ones in the movie.
But fans also dislike the movie because they feel the genderswap is a gimmick, and if Paul Feig really wants female equality he should have made it a mixed team.
Now before you let your opinion known, here is a helpful info-graphic about the current state of females working in the movie-history.
Spoiler for huge!
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-30.8% of speaking characters are female.If you feel this infographic is not an accurate representation of the facts, they are based on the following links:
- a third of female speaking actors are shown having sexually revealing attire of are partially naked.
-there is a 5:1 ratio of men working in films to women.
This Post Contains Spoilers
While there are strong females characters in movies, they are FAR more strong male characters. So Feig is at least not lying about that. He helped a few females to stardom already, and GB16 can give McKinnon and Jones more starpower if they can show their worth.
If the Gb has a mixed team Feig would help less females in the saddle and the scales are tipped to males as is.
That all being said, he does profits hugely from this unique way of moviemaking. He is using his starpower to force negotioations with moviecompanies to let them sign a contract to agree they hire more females (not only actrices) when creating a movie. One could say it's a bold move that could cause his career to plummet or that's it's another gimmick to sell more tickets.
Now the main question:
Is the genderswap a gimmick to sell more tickets or considered progress to aqcuire more females to work in the movie industry?
Perhaps you even think it's both?
Let me know what you think and why you think that way!
Last edited by Alphagaia on April 19th, 2016, 2:08 pm, edited 6 times in total.
For Ivan.