This Film Opened Female Lead Films - Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Discussion

[–] Roguemail (1562) 4 years ago

Really?

Just off the top of my head...what about Bette Davis in Jezebel, 1938? And there were female leads in movies before that, and many many more before 2015.

Jane Fonda in Barbarella...Raquel Welch in Fathom...Geena Davis in Long Kiss Goodnight.. Renee Zellwegger in Bridget Jones Diaries..Jodie Foster in Contact...Natalie Portman in Black Swan These are just off the top of my head.

Seriously...what planet are you on?

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[–] TimMC (9143) 4 years ago

This movie is pretty good, nothing special.

Kill Bill 1 and 2, another female lead flick, killed this movie.

KILLED IT.

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[–] rnmboon (376) 4 years ago

I often get the feeling that a lot of millennials seem to think that history basically started when they were born. :)

You are right imho. And I even kind of wonder if there aren't less strong female lead characters in movies today then there were in the past 7 decades.

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[–] NotoriousRio (12927) 4 years ago

There's been female lead action films for over 30 years.

Famous Female Action Heroes before The Force Awakens:

Æon Flux from Æon Flux
Alice from the Resident Evil series
Barb Wire from Barb Wire
Batgirl from Batman and Robin
Beatrix Kiddo from Kill Bill
Black Widow from Marvel Cinematic Universe
Buffy Summers from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Cameron from Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Cathy Gale from The Avengers
Catwoman from Catwoman
Diana Prince from Wonder Woman
Elektra from Daredevil
Ellen from The Quick and the Dead
Ellen Ripley from the Alien series
Emma Peel from The Avengers
Evelyn Salt from Salt
Faith from Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Flying Snow from Hero
Fox from Wanted
Jaime Sommers from The Bionic Woman
Jane Smith from Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Kara Zor-El from Supergirl
Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games
Lara Croft from Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Lucy from Lucy
Mei from House of Flying Daggers
Miho from Sin City
Morgan from Cutthroat Island
Neytiri from Avatar
Nikita from La Femme Nikita
Princess Leia from Star Wars
Sarah Connor from the Terminator series
Selene from the Underworld series
Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica
Red Sonja from Red Sonja
Rita from Edge of Tomorrow
Tank Girl from Tank Girl
Trinity from The Matrix series
Violet Song Jat Shariff from Ultraviolet
Xena from Xena: Warrior Princess
Yu Shu Lien from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

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[–] TimMC (9143) 4 years ago

Another one is

Ultraviolet, with Mila ....whatever. :)

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[–] EvilPinata (1186) 4 years ago

Surprised there's no mention of Ripley from Alien and Aliens.

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[–] NotoriousRio (12927) 4 years ago

You missed it, she's most definately there. 😎

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[–] EvilPinata (1186) 4 years ago

Yep I see it. I forget she has a first name honestly 😂

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[–] christomacin (4527) 4 years ago

Ellen Ripley

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

This Film Opened Female Lead Films
what a nice positive thing to celebrate, and attribute to this great film
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if you want to blame how things are today blame this film
ah i see , just another woman hater ... got ya.

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[–] blue1981 (6426) 4 years ago

It's enjoyable but also one of the biggest "Bait and Switch" movies of all time. It was sold as a guy movie and ended up being a quasi feminist story. I'll be nice in that it wasn't a piece of shit like the Star Wars Sequel trilogy.

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[–] olioz (3304) 4 years ago

How was it sold as a guy movie? What does that even mean?

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[–] legnadibrom (5697) 4 years ago

it's a quasi-feminist movie, there are woman in it

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[–] blue1981 (6426) 4 years ago

Quite simply a guy's movie. A movie that is made to appeal to men and no one but men. Gives a middle finger to radical feminist lunatics that have a problem with a movie existing just because it wasn't made for them. They took Star Wars away from us for this very reason and that's why geek culture has such a big problem with radical feminism right now.

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[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

I know right ? i hate it when they put a woman in a film that isnt getting fucked or rescued, i mean whats the point? she dosent even get her tits out.

Takin our guys movies away, if a woman drives that truck womem might enjoy the film, and then where would we be? I mean who'd be makin the sammiches?

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[–] Ace_Spade (9336) 4 years ago

You made me laugh, sir; thank you.

Well-made points with a humorous bite.

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[–] Bateman (534) 4 years ago

It was indeed, except I'd argue the true bait-and-switch was calling it "Mad Max" when what it actually is, is a film about a boring nonentity of a protagonist who can be described in her entirety through her looks, with Max playing a bit part just to justify their exploitation of the IP - gotta get some of that free brand recognition, don't you know.

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[–] Kowalski (57451) 4 years ago

PERFECT PERSON TO POST 6 THINGS AND VANISH.

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[–] Ace_Spade (9336) 4 years ago

I think it's a great movie. Max was in the whole movie, always active, always doing his Mad Max thing. Yes, the story was about Furiosa, but "Max's" story has long been about, "Find people who need my help and then help them." Furiosa was capable and mighty, but she still needed Max's help.

I don't think there's necessarily a difference between "guy movie" and "feminist movie" depending on what you mean by "feminist".

Terminator and Alien get brought up a LOT in these conversations these days for featuring women in butt-kicking lead roles without being pushy, obnoxious little soap boxes. I think Fury Road is in that camp. Every man in Mad Max: Fury Road is not a horrible toxic male. Heck, Max's violence, physical prowess, and other testosterone-fueled character traits are "toxic". But he's not a problem. Joe is a problem because Joe is horrible. Contrast with the women: they aren't all capable of anything. The wives are weak and need help. Furiosa's hard-core. But she isn't perfect, either.

So it doesn't fall into the politicised, preachy camp where you roll your eyes at the propaganda. It's a great action movie with a solid story set in the Mad Max world.

This ain't no Ghostbusters or Ocean's 8.

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[–] Anotherday (6814) 4 years ago

I rolled my eyes a lot. The action was great, but the story was pretty lame.

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[–] Ace_Spade (9336) 4 years ago

Not even close...

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[–] legnadibrom (5697) 4 years ago

i'd rather blame the star wars franchise for just being dumb

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[–] R_Kane (15828) 4 years ago

I notice the OP has not said Jack Squat. I guess him tuck him bitty tail ‘tween him bitty legs and slouch toward Bethlehem.

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[–] Galactus03 (4287) 4 years ago

You are a dumbass...

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