The feminist film: an unattainable ideal?

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 04 Feb 2006, 19:34

Mike over at DVD Times has written a very good article on this subject here:

http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=60226

Personally I don't see a woman showing authority as being more manly. She's simply showing authority; authority is not a specifically male trait.

It does however show that we solely consider authority as a male trait and therefore when women do it they're being more "manly".

What do you guys think?

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 05 Feb 2006, 18:22

Some reckon Tsui Hark as a feminist filmmaker...

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 05 Feb 2006, 18:54

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 06 Feb 2006, 11:29

Maybe he means the way the women in his films are stronger characters than the men? I don't know. Look at how A Chinese Ghost Story turns the hero/victim thing on its' head. Asthetically Leslie Cheung is rather bumbling and doesn't look like a hero does he?