Quote from: LSL on Jul 25, 2021, 08:53:32 PM
I can't get carried away with this "Teenager with Power Against Patriarchy Shows Her Strength by Killing Predator" script. But I really hope I'm wrong and something good comes out of it. The Predator has suffered enough.
While it has the potential to be like that, '
Cloverfield Lane' convinced me the director will be handling the lead's portrayal in a balanced manner.
Comanche were, historically, one of, if not possibly the only, tribe which didn't have female warriors. So, I'm willing to give this a break, as that's in line with historical accuracy. The character rebelling against that allows for her having a reason to have already learned the skills in tracking, hunting and killing which she will need, later in the story.
Also, I believe she's more like eighteen or so. So, more like a young woman than what comes to most peoples' minds when hearing teenager. Especially with people generally dying much earlier in life, in those days (particularly women birthing children).
What I am a little concerned about is if the story tries to paint this as the norm, because North American tribal people have a long and proud history of female warriors. I'd feel rather unsettled if the story basically implies that isn't the case, as it would do them a disservice.
Hopefully, if the lead character survives, perhaps it'll have an epilogue where she meets a legitimate female warrior from a different tribe and goes off with them, demonstrating that her social issues were purely localised. Or perhaps just has dialogue when talking to another character, referring to how other tribes have women in that position. Sort of a, "So, why can't we," moment.
The Predator, itself, will always either die or be somehow exiled. That's the whole point of it filling the role of the villain. You're not going to have a being which glorifies slaughter and mutilation of human beings getting rewarded for it by being successful. I love sharks, but I'd think any '
Jaws' film where the main shark survives at the end would be anti-climactic and mostly unnecessary, because what's the point? Why bother to invest time and emotions in the hero's journey if they aren't going to overcome their challenge?
