movie review
Reviews of films that depict the female experience from every facet; girlhood struggles, working women, gender inequality and everything in between.
Let’s talk about Moxie
You know when you were sixteen and you still believed that you can change the world? Life was limitless and you had a deep certainty that with just the right words and the right actions you could make a difference. Leave your mark on the world.
Brave DuckPublished 3 years ago in VivaInspiring Movies With Women That Make You Go, Grrrrrr
Are you ready to go down a rabbit hole? Don’t worry, we’ll start with some easy ones. Let me share movies that I love and some I don’t but definitely think are worth watching.
Melanie CharlesPublished 3 years ago in VivaMovie Review: 'Burn it All'
“Why are you so angry?” “Calm down” “Why are women are so emotional?” These are just a few of the trigger phrases for women that have persisted through the years. Insecure and clueless members of the male gender have used these phrases to deflect the feelings of women since time immemorial. The new action-suspense thriller, Burn it All uses the tropes of the thriller genre to show a woman who is just over it. She’s over the patriarchy, she’s over being talked down to, and she’s just over the misogyny of men in general.
Sean PatrickPublished 3 years ago in VivaReally? We are still here?
I watched the Jason Statham movie Redemption, this week, and was really shaken up. I usually like his rugged, rough around the edges, bad ass nature character that he portrays. But this movie.
Heidi HlasPublished 3 years ago in VivaWolves in sheeps clothing
The perpetrator of the confidence trick is called a "Con Artist" or simply an "Artist" and the intended victim is known as the "Mark".
Raoul DeLucaPublished 3 years ago in Viva- Top Story - November 2020
8 movies about strong women and female empowerment
Professional success and prestige are often related to men. When it comes to cinema,the same isrepeated, that is, we see many narratives extolling male achievements and few films about strong women with female protagonism. However, there are stories that show another vision and serve as inspiration for the female audience.
Geek TricksPublished 3 years ago in Viva Feminism in Film
Esila 22 September 2016 Feminism in Film What makes a movie feministic? There is much debate about this topic among critics, but some of the criteria is a bit biased. For example, many critics say that Jane Got a Gun is a movie which could have been made feministic, but there is more evidence than not that this movie really is feministic (Jane Got a Gun).
A Dying Male Paradigm of ‘Money, Career, Sex’…
In life, we play certain roles without even being aware of it, as they have become such an integral part of our Self. Some of these roles we have assigned to ourselves by ourselves but some have been adopted by us or even imposed on us. We, as individuals, have a free will to choose a certain role or not. Even the imposed or forced one.
Seraphima BogomolovaPublished 4 years ago in Viva- Top Story - September 2020
I Was Wrong: 'Cuties' Sexually Exploits Children. And No—The Context Does Not Matter.
Warning: This piece talks about the sexual exploitation of real children as well as spoilers for the movie "Cuties". When Netflix announced that the French film “Cuties” (Mignonnes) would be released on their platform September 9th, people were immediately outraged. The poster featured four young girls clad in tight crop tops and booty shorts in very easily sexualised positions. The description initially read:
malin evitaPublished 4 years ago in Viva - Top Story - August 2020
I May Destroy You and the Hazards of Online Echo Chambers
This article contains spoilers for I May Destroy You as well as talk of rape and sexual assault. Every day, millions of people interact with each other across timelines and feeds, organised by algorithms that analyse your every move to calculate the perfect online sphere for you. In many ways, this sounds wonderful, and in many ways, it is.
malin evitaPublished 4 years ago in Viva When I Write Female Characters, I Look to Elizabeth Swann
We've all heard of various tropes and cliches often found within fiction, such as the 'impossibly perfect' Mary Sue and the Manic Pixie Dream Girl. We see the same stereotypes again and again both on the page, and on our screens; the tough girl with the heart of gold, the ice queen, the brainiac whose sole purpose to the storyline is to supply vital, plot-driving knowledge (that last one can be found in both genders). Enough.
Emma StylesPublished 4 years ago in VivaCRSHD: A New Way to Tell Teenage Stories in Film
In this day and age there are so many teenage themed films one can choose from whether on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime or in general. Each film aims to capture the teenage audience, its essence, everyday life and struggle. But not every film is successful at doing so.
Nikoleta MoralesPublished 4 years ago in Viva