Are their regressive depiction of women.
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HarveyManfredSinJohn — 9 years ago(May 20, 2016 03:31 AM)
Are their regressive depiction of women.
Although female characters often lead his films, which is still very rare in commercial Hollywood movies, they are often stereotypical characters that present a very backwards, regressive view of femininity, pandering to 'princess fantasies' where a woman can be rescued from a life of drudgery and whisked away by Prince Charming or a Fairy Godmother and turned into a princess.
It's a shame because his films tend to be very popular, particularly one imagines among a female demographic. But like inane action movies that pander to the worst macho fantasies, these films are simply setting society backwards in terms of gender roles.
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diddly_diddly_swag — 9 years ago(July 19, 2016 08:28 PM)
I disagree I never felt that way watching his later work and didn't feel that way when seeing his Older work. I haven't seen every movie he's made and this is only my opinion.
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SataiDelen — 9 years ago(July 20, 2016 09:05 AM)
I thoroughly disagree, and no movie makes the point better that his leading women weren't the "I need to be rescued" type, than Pretty Woman. Toward the end of the movie when Richard Gere's character offers to set her up with her own luxury apartment and her own spending account, thereby essentially "taking care of her," she refuses it because through the course of their relationship, she evolved and realized she wanted more from her life, and talks about the "White Knight" fantasy and how if he'd offered it to her when they initially met, she'd have jumped at it, but it's not enough for her anymore. She wanted more from a relationship and more from her life. He didn't think he was capable of what she was asking, so they started to part ways. She was willing to live with that. In the end, he realized he wanted an equal partner, and she could give him that. So OK, maybe he did go back and rescue her, but she also rescued him. They therefore had an equal footing in their relationship, not a "He's taking care of me, and is my Prince Charming/Knight in Shining Armor."
Yes, many of his movies dealt with love, and had the "Happily Ever After" ending, but it was rarely the Disneyfied fantasy ending you believe it to be.
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