Tyr's Journal

So Tribeca Films posted this article: 7 Female Superhero Movies I Want To See, With Director Suggestions, ( http://tinyurl.com/osf8gra )

Which I dove into because I've been thinking the same thing ever since I saw Scarlett Johannsson play Black Widow in the Avengers. Her character was so awesome and I was all like, "How come she doesn't have a movie?" Iron Man, Thor, and the Hulk all have movies. Hawkeye doesn't have a movie but I don't doubt that one is in the works. IMDB does not confirm.

Just because Halle Berry made the worst Catwoman ever and then the worst "Storm" ever. I have very strong opinions about this casting. As much as I like Halle Berry, she was not my first wish for Storm, the most beloved of African goddesses! Yet again this is just my own opinion. Jennifer Garner tried but nothing could make Elektra a success. Nothing.

How many times do I have to think it? It's all about the story. i.e. Star Wars Episodes 1 to 3. Lucas was so far into the tech that he forgot the story and he failed to live up to the voice of James Earl Jones in his choice of actors. That is another story for another rant.

So Hollywood is the biggest fraidy cat in the world. They rely on things already done to keep in business. It's the reason we have sequels, trilogies, and re-makes. Damn us the audience for letting them get away with it.

Heaven forbid they try something new. Hell, heaven forbid they apply a successful formula to a slightly new genre. When I say new genre I meant powerful women characters. There was a reason Erin Brockovich was a hit. Good story, good acting, surprise, surprise, it was hit. Imagine if that thought process was applied to super heros who happen to be women. Hmm, imagine that.

Go ahead, take a moment.

Recently we have not had a female superhero who was the lead in a successful movie series. Honorable mention, Angelina Jolie-Pitt. There have been successful tv shows with female leads before and after Buffy. Nod to Scandal, Kerry Washington a woman of color, becoming the second woman of color to lead a primetime series since Diane Carroll played the lead in "Julia" first airing in 1968. Back to the task at hand.

For this article I'm concentrating on Buffy. Buffy averaged 4.5 million viewers* every year it aired, helping WB reach audiences it did not have before. Viewers equal advertising dollars. Sarah Michelle Gellar and a great ensemble cast did that. A woman did that. A woman that could and did kick ass! A lead that had incredible writing and an awesome producer backing the project.

What's so intimidating about portraying powerful women?

Given the patriarchal society we live in I have no idea! None! Not to mention the people with the money are afraid to back a project because they point to Elektra and say see! In response I say follow me on this journey.

Judge Dredd has been remade twice. Each time the movie has yet to break even. The first one opened in 1995 and starred Stallone. It cost an estimated $70,000,000 to make. It grossed $34,687,912.** It was re-made in 2012 with Karl Urban. It cost an estimated $35,000,000 to make. It grossed $13,401,683. I'm sure in 10 to 20 years another one will get made.

Let's do one more.

Green Lantern starring Ryan Reynolds, it cost an estimated $200,000,000 to make, it grossed $116,593,191. Guess what Green Lantern 2 is slated for pre-production no word yet if they'll ask Reynolds back.

No word on another Elektra or Catwoman. I guess we can take a risk on those male roles but god forbid we take another shot at movies backed by female characters. I'll bet Dredd and Green Lantern are just suffering from not getting the right director or script. Eventually the right combination will come along! It worked for Batman. Twice! It worked for Superman. Not once, not twice, not thrice, but at least 7 times. Another Catwoman? I don't think the world's quite ready for that!

So I'll keep yearning for a kick ass powerful women in movies!

Wonder Woman is due but I'm not sure we'll agree on an outfit that shows quite enough tits and ass! The hyper-sexuality of women. That's for another post!


*Stats taken from Wikipedia
**Numbers taken from IMDB

#itsaboutdamntime

The later it gets the more introspective my thoughts get.

Things that don't bother me during the day start to bother me at night.
My internal voice gets more thoughtful about what I don't have.

Then I slip into the slippery slope of self doubt.
I start to question my choices.
I start to think about the time I lost and how little time I have left.

Then I slide down the slope of self-recrimination.
I think about my absolute lack of self control around food.
I think about how much time, effort, and expendable energy losing the weight would be.
I think about how every single time I give up on myself before I give up on the thought of failure.

Then I sink down into the deep well of woe.
I realize that no one wants to introduce me to their mother.
I realize that I will grow old alone.
I realize that I've let how scared I am to be hurt cut me off from living.
Then I'm drowning in the sea of fear.
I'm too done in the put on the life jacket.
I'm almost to far gone to grab the life lines my friends are throwing me.

Not long ago I'd just let myself drown.
Now I realize that my life is not my own.
It belongs to the people I love in this life and those who love me.
I owe it to them to live this life the best way I know how.
Some days I don't do it well.
On those days I rely on those who care for me to remind me of who I am to them.

Does it matter that I disagree?
No it doesn't.
Why doesn't it matter? It doesn't matter because I don't live this life alone. I live it with others. Everyday I interact with other people. Some I know most I don't. Everyone I come into contact with shapes me in some way. They leave an impact or impression. Those touches shape who I am.

So you want to get to know me? Talk to those who know me. I promise you they can give you a better sense of who I am than I can.

To fully embrace this you have to give up the confining definition of "self".

Know thy self.

This simple phrase is so hard for me. For all the time I've invested in "knowing" my self out I found I spent more time trying to figure it out than living my life.

Funny thing is that everyone wants to tell you about your self. Usually not in a good way. I don't listen to those people. Context is very important. Someone who loves and cares about me will usually have a more altruistic reason to tell me about myself than the a-hole who is upset because I didn't anticipate that he'd want to occupy the same space and time as me.

In the end though if I remember it's not about me. I just might have a shot of getting through this thing called life.

So ends this stream of consciousness!

If I were to say aloud the running commentary I have in my head would more people find me interesting?

Quite frankly I think I'd find myself to be one of those obnoxious people who think it's ok to say what ever they want when ever they want to. I really hate those people! Freud alert! Do I really hate myself?

I must admit that I'm tempted to say certain things aloud just for my own amusement!

I should feel bad about that but I really don't! Maybe deep down I do. . .

Nope!

There are still things in life I'm trying to figure out.

1. Why is it that whenever I carry an umbrella I never need it.
2. Why I always pick the line when I'm next consumer in front of me needs the manager.
3. Why every time I think I look cool I so don't!

Even after I hit 30 I still think I'm a kid. Blessing or curse? You tell me.

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Fandoms:

Angel & Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Classics are never wrong!
American Idol - Season 10 - Adam Lambert/Kris Allen - Have you seen this adorableness? I dare you to not fall in love. Go on try to resist the cute and the sexy!
August Rush - I do believe in fairytales. See Dragonball Z
CW RPS - Again how could I not?
Dragonball Z - Did I mention I still think I'm a kid..
Doom - The Roc, Karl Urban, 'nuff said!
Harry Potter - Severus Snape .
Smallville - Lex Luthor .
Supernatural - How could I not?
Without a Trace - For those of you older than 25!