So a while back I wrote a blog called How to be a Feminist While Netflix-ing and to continue with that theme of passive aggressive feminism by way of activities you can do on the couch I picked a couple more movies that have female leads. In the previous post we learned that less than 11% of protagonists are women!!!! Outrageous.
Pretty Ugly People
| I am not quite at the stage of my life where I totally identify with the age group of this cast of characters but I do completely identify with wanting to live up to the people around you. |
Girl Most Likely
It's no wonder that Kristen Wiig was an amazing hot mess in Bridesmaids because in Girl Most Likely she got lots of practice being brilliantly unstable.
I've been reading a book called The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine and it's been enlightening to give it minimal credit. You know how something like 90% of ladies' story lines have something to do with a boy, or finding love or being wedding crazy, well apparently it's not our fault.
Not to mention HOTTIE BOOMBALOTTIE Darren Criss from Glee does a great job bringing our leading lady out of her dark place, plus he is super handsome & a great singer. (Spoiler, he impersonates a Backstreet Boy about an hour into the movie.) It's a story about belonging, assholes, impersonators, good hearted freaks and families - both the kind you're born into & the kind you find.
I've been reading a book called The Female Brain by Louann Brizendine and it's been enlightening to give it minimal credit. You know how something like 90% of ladies' story lines have something to do with a boy, or finding love or being wedding crazy, well apparently it's not our fault.
Not to mention HOTTIE BOOMBALOTTIE Darren Criss from Glee does a great job bringing our leading lady out of her dark place, plus he is super handsome & a great singer. (Spoiler, he impersonates a Backstreet Boy about an hour into the movie.) It's a story about belonging, assholes, impersonators, good hearted freaks and families - both the kind you're born into & the kind you find.
LOL
It is not the best movie I have ever seen and it is not the worst movie I have ever seen. If you have no interest in seeing this I understand but I do think that it depicts a fairly healthy family dynamic. I am not going to lie, I love that the parents smoke pot and that the mom doesn't have it all together. It is directed by a woman, BOOM. And let's face it the whole world is obsessed (whether you love or hate) Miley and Demi!
Weird as hell, with lovable characters and relatable sexuality. Takes place in Australia, which instantly excited me if you've been reading me for a while you've seen one, two and three reasons why I love that damn continent and can't wait to go back. Any way this movie is incredibly strange and I loved every awkward nuance. Watching movies produced in different cultures is so important, as important as supporting female driven plot lines and film crews.
AMAZING CAST, a story line that will make both men and women cry, laugh and blush! I LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT. Plus a female director, what more can I ask for?!
THE LIFEGUARD with Kirsten Bell
| There is really only one big tear trigger moment that is about 1:20:00 minutes into the movie but Bell does a great job portraying the struggle that her character is enduring, a woman having an identity crisis before her thirtieth birthday. The biggest lesson I took from this film was, "keep moving or die." It's gloomy and perfect. |
Remember ladies, you are worth everything. You deserves your stories to be told, to watch movies that you can relate to. All girls deserve to enjoy story lines that inspire possibilities and encourage self-acceptance.
xoxox, kp
xoxox, kp
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