Comments on: Bechdel (again) http://www.moley75.co.uk/2009/06/05/2045/ This blog is supposed to be about all sorts of things but, shall we say, Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a minor interest of mine. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:45:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jackie http://www.moley75.co.uk/2009/06/05/2045/comment-page-1/#comment-781 Jackie Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:26:02 +0000 http://www.moley75.co.uk/?p=2045#comment-781 There were women around the periphery in "There Will Be Blood", but they were inconsequential to the story. This was a story about just one thing - a man and his growing megalomania, and it was unpleasant to watch. On the other hand, I found "No Country for Old Men" fascinating, despite only having one female character. The difference was, she was important to the story, and the other characters (except for one), behaved in ways I could understand and relate to. It was a much more human film. There were women around the periphery in “There Will Be Blood”, but they were inconsequential to the story. This was a story about just one thing – a man and his growing megalomania, and it was unpleasant to watch.

On the other hand, I found “No Country for Old Men” fascinating, despite only having one female character. The difference was, she was important to the story, and the other characters (except for one), behaved in ways I could understand and relate to. It was a much more human film.

]]> By: moley75 http://www.moley75.co.uk/2009/06/05/2045/comment-page-1/#comment-780 moley75 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:43:03 +0000 http://www.moley75.co.uk/?p=2045#comment-780 I'm not necessarily adverse to manly films. I really like <em>Fight Club</em>, <em>Gattaca</em> and <em>The Godfather</em> for example. I'm not keen on films where women should be part of the film but are just plain absent. Any film about family should have mothers, sisters, aunts, wives, lovers, daughters, nieces, etc. I’m not necessarily adverse to manly films. I really like Fight Club, Gattaca and The Godfather for example. I’m not keen on films where women should be part of the film but are just plain absent. Any film about family should have mothers, sisters, aunts, wives, lovers, daughters, nieces, etc.

]]> By: Jackie http://www.moley75.co.uk/2009/06/05/2045/comment-page-1/#comment-779 Jackie Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:01:41 +0000 http://www.moley75.co.uk/?p=2045#comment-779 I found it hard to relate to "There Will Be Blood," and perhaps that's why. It was a very male film. I found it hard to relate to “There Will Be Blood,” and perhaps that’s why. It was a very male film.

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