I don’t watch movies, I don’t like them, and this is why. You know that hero movie where the guy saves the day right in time? So many moments of misconnection, but right when his love needs a hero he prevails. That would literally never happen. There’s the hero the exact millisecond before she’s either killed, eaten, or whatever dumb mishap is about to occur. How did he even know she needed to be saved? Any guy I know would be hanging out at home playing Fortnite, but these movies have guys jumping off building at the exact right moment to save the day. I understand that half the time they have special powers, but they don’t have some sensor to know when their girl’s in danger.
Additionally, the strong male role depicted by every hero movie ever is ridiculous. The first movie to ever challenge this stereotype is Wonder Woman and that was released in 2017. Seems a little bit behind to me given that women have been running the world since Beyonce declared it in 2011.
Another example of dumb male heroes who are supposedly saving the day is Luke and the boys in Star Wars. They continuously try to save Princess Leia from trouble even though she resists so many times. They still take it upon themselves to save her. When they try to “save her” from a jail cell and then she grabs a gun and saves them, yet they still try to save her and end up in a garbage chute.
Girls should be assuming this role, but, instead, they’re displayed as dumb blondes who depend on men. In high school movies every girl is portrayed as little miss perfect. Not only do they show up to school in dresses and a full face of makeup, but the actors playing these roles are in their 20’s. All of this creates this ridiculous standard that girls in high school should actually be looking and acting this way. So many movies showcasing dumb women who can’t be independent is just about the worst example for young girls.
I find it interesting that movies with a hero always find a way to fit these same stereotypes. The most fascinating part is the way that everything works out perfectly in the end. As I was discussing unrealistic standards being set for younger audiences, this is the worst one. Things don’t work out perfectly and life doesn’t work out that ideally. I genuinely don’t have much to say about movie genres because I don’t like them, but I definitely wanted to speak to unrealistic exceptions they set with their characters and the plot they consistently follow.
