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rip and i watched a movie a few weekends ago. there wasn't anything out that we really wanted to watch, but rip had a free movie ticket that was expiring so... there was haywire, redtails, and contraband. we watched haywire, mostly because the showing time worked out best. but i also wanted to watch it because it's an action movie with a female lead. (rip rolled his eyes when i said this, but eh, that's who i am). you might say, hey, that actually happens a lot: catwoman, underworld, tomb raider, and while yes, those female characters do kick ass, they are also portrayed as sex objects. the haywire commercials did not portray gina carano as a sex object who happens to be tough, she was clearly a very tough woman who happens to be sexy.

in any case, the movie was interesting. i didn't like it much at first. there was minimal background sound / music, and what music there was, was really... cheesy. it felt like it was trying too hard to be "hip" and not hip like cool, but hip like from the 60's and 70's. it reminded me a lot of the ocean's 11 actually. anyway, the style took some getting used to, but all in all, i liked it. ...altho i think most audiences will not agree. which is a shame, since their dislike isn't really of the movie itself (or being unconvinced of a strong female lead), but because of the style of the movie. it really did have a lot going against it...

(btw, i was also thought of watching redtails because of the controversy associated it: how studios wouldn't give george lucas any money for it since the movie didn't have any leading white roles. but at the end of the day, you should support what you feel most strongly about, and while i absolutely care about racism, feminism affects me in a more direct way. [you could argue against that, of course. but it's one the "perks" of being in the model minority living in a place that is quite racially diverse])