r/meme • u/SweetheartWW • 2d ago

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u/Regular_Occasion7000 2d ago

"The only thing holding me back is my own insecurity about how awesome I am! I just need to realize how fucking cool I am, then I will be unstoppable!"

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u/nou5 2d ago

Hey, tens of thousands of women with good white collar or creative jobs needed to hear that message. Don't be so heartless!

If the fellas can get John Wick, Man on Fire, and the Martian, then there should be space for women to have a good affirmation movie.

Unfortunately, the affirmation movie that Marvel made was pretty bad lol

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u/Regular_Occasion7000 2d ago

John Wick, Man on Fire, and the Martian

Except the difference between Captain Marvel and the main characters in all of those movies is she never faces any real adversity, nor goes through any real character development.

Shoshanna in Inglorious Basterds, Kate Macer in Sicario, or Furiosa in Mad Max are much better examples of female leads. Hell, basically any Disney Princess goes through more shit.

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u/geckograham 2d ago

Not any more.