After hearing much
discussion about Mad Max being a feminist movie, I decided I had to see the
movie for myself. I have to say I was rather impressed with the movie. First of
all Charlize Theron was a total hero. Her character was an awesome example of
empowerment. Not only was her name Furiosa, but she was the antithesis of
society’s idea of how “women should be.” She could fight as well, if not better
than the men, she drove a huge military vehicle, she had a shaved head, and she
was unafraid to take a stand for the rights of the women in this
post-apocalyptic society. Another noteworthy moment was that she did not fall
in love with anyone in the movie, as is typical of most movies. Also, Charlize
Theron spoke out when someone asked if the movie was somewhat feminist: Check it out here.
Something else that
made the movie more intriguing to me was that I heard some controversy from
men’s rights advocates and other men (claiming not to be men’s rights
advocates) complain that the movie was disguised as an action movie to trick
men into watching feminist propaganda. There have been people stating they will
boycott the movie. Immediately, I thought “I have to see this.” I honestly do
not see why Mad Max would be offensive to men. The movie does portray women as
equally powerful and allows women to be part of the whole movie. How is that
bad? There are many articles that can be found on the topic through google, but
here is just one that I found: Check it out here.
There have been many
setbacks this year regarding the feminist movement (e.g. new rules regulating
abortions), however keeping feminism as part of the conversation in society is
a good start. It is my hope that we will begin fighting back more and more,
movies and songs will continue propagating equality, respect,
and even admiration for women and all people, and that we can move forward in
society.
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