A truth universally acknowledged.
‘Man Of Steel’: On My Planet, The ‘S’ Is For Sucks [Spoilers]
By Chris Sims
If you like Superman movies that we already have, then I imagine you have the best chance of being entertained by Man of Steel. That’s really the nicest thing I can say about it, and I say it because when you get right down to it, most of the considerable mistakes that made Man of Steel downright unbearable for me were made in those, too. In that respect, it’s really just the latest installment of The Adventures of Terrible Movie Superman.
The only real difference is that Zack Snyder somehow manages to do it in a far more drab, cynical and ultimately tone-deaf way. And considering that the last attempt was Superman Returns, that’s saying something.
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Valid points well conveyed. Something else that didn’t sit right with me were a couple of key elements from Wonder Woman’s history used here that will not likely be shown or will be accused of copying Man of Steel.
Spoilery bits beyond…
A group portrait of female punk and new wave musicians in London, August 1980, L-R (back) Debbie Harry of Blondie, Viv Albertine of The Slits, Siouxsie Sioux of Siouxsie And The Banshees, (Front) Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex, and Pauline Black of The Selecter. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
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I want to stress this again: In many, many parts of the country right now, if you want to go to see a movie in the theater and see a current movie about a woman — any story about any woman that isn’t a documentary or a cartoon — you can’t. You cannot. There are not any. You cannot take yourself to one, take your friend to one, take your daughter to one.
There are not any.
By far your best shot, numbers-wise, at finding one that’s at least even-handedly featuring a man and a woman is Before Midnight (on 891 screens) so I hope you like it. Because it’s pretty much that or a solid, impenetrable wall of movies about dudes.
Dudes in capes, dudes in cars, dudes in space, dudes drinking, dudes smoking, dudes doing magic tricks, dudes being funny, dudes being dramatic, dudes flying through the air, dudes blowing up, dudes getting killed, dudes saving and kissing women and children, and dudes glowering at each other.
Somebody asked me this morning what “the women” are going to do about this. I don’t know. I honestly am at the point where I have no idea what to do about it. Stop going to the movies? Boycott everything?
They put up Bridesmaids, we went. They put up Pitch Perfect, we went. They put up The Devil Wears Prada, which was in two-thousand-meryl-streeping-oh-six, and we went (and by “we,” I do not just mean women; I mean we, the humans), and all of it has led right here, right to this place. Right to the land of zippedy-doo-dah. You can apparently make an endless collection of high-priced action flops and everybody says “win some, lose some” and nobody decides that They Are Poison, but it feels like every “surprise success” about women is an anomaly and every failure is an abject lesson about how we really ought to just leave it all to The Rock.
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At The Movies, The Women Are Gone : Monkey See : NPR
The whole article is fantastic, as is pretty much everything Linda Holmes writes.
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Teaser for Mark Brooks X-Ladies pic. Yup, that’s Dazz in the back (I prefer on top) in her S.H.I.E.L.D. ensemble.
Great illustration, but…”Super allies?”What does that mean?
It means… Well, I just sent you a message about that. =)
#GailSimoneIsFollowingMe #OMGHowsMyHair?
My contribution to the NYTimes GLBT & Allies Network. The piece will be showcased throughout June and in October for the GLBT and Allies Comic Event.
I was very flattered to be asked but I realize I played it kinda safe with the piece. Perhaps there is something telling in the subject? Maybe some “allies” will actively show support now? Dare to dream.
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The New York Times is celebrating diversity in comics by highlighting LGBT characters and their allies. I was asked to contribute a drawing of three bisexual characters: Voodoo, Hercules, Ozymandias!
Other contributors:
Gay - Wiccan, Hulkling and Bunker by Luciano Vecchio
Lesbian - Samanya, Karolina Dean and Bling by Jamie Fay and David Delanty
Transgender - Xavin, Desire and Sir Ystin by Rey Arzeno
Allies - Batgirl, Dazzler and Kyle Rayner by Daniel McNeaIsn’t Bling! bisexual?
Roxy! Apparently she’s exclusively into lady’s now. I think. Could be wrong.
no victor though. hmmpf.Yeaaah I kinda hope you’re wrong because that would be bullshit :/ Completely unsurprising, but still bullshit.
Yeah. I think that was Brian Wood’s doing in that Wolverine/Kid Omega mini. I left him a PM to let him know that Roxy had been identified as bi, but didn’t get a response.
ETA: “Allies”? OK, Kyle I guess I’ll buy due to the Winnick story, but do Dazzler and Batgirl qualify for just having queer friends or something?
Yeah. That’s a little odd. Batgirl’s roommate is transgendered. I suppose that’s why she’s on the list.
I think Alison is on there just because she has a huge queer fanbase, honestly, and because of it she’s often included in this stuff. She shouldn’t even be on here, though. LGBT doesn’t include allies, and Dazzler is not a queer person.
No, Dazzler is not a queer person and LGBT doesn’t include allies but this was for the NYTimes GLBT & Allies network. Obviously, that includes them.
I didn’t make the choices and sadly, even folks in the biz were hard pressed to come up with suitable allies. I asked many. Gail Simone didn’t offer up Batgirl which leads me to believe that either she was holding back to keep her roommates reveal a secret or she doesn’t think that alone qualifies Babs. It’s disheartening that there aren’t glaring examples of characters that have gone the distance for the GLBT(QIA) community. Kyle is there because of a pre-New 52 plot and all I could muster up for Ali beyond her iconic pop star status ala Kylie was helping out the Gender Illusionist in XXM #1. Sad.
However, the intent is a positive one and I prefer to focus on that while hopefully getting people to question what makes someone an ally? For me, it takes a lot. I don’t want to assume my favorite characters are supportive, I want to see it.
Say Dazzler was to lead a team…
Of awesomely awesome yet underrated, under utilized super heroines; Preferably mutant-ish but negotiations are negotiable. Who would you pack into what would obviously be the most awesomely awesome book ever?
Yes, I’m blatantly fishing for Dazzler’s own X-Men gang. So far, I’ve got:
Firestar
Snowbird
Kiden Nixon
Karma
Aurora
Blink (or Lila?)
Nico Minoru *tear*Captain Marvel Pulsar Daystar Photon Spectrum
I know I’m missing some great ones. Who say you?
Spectrum, huh? Monica, I loves ya. Loves ya LOTS. I always have. So glad you’re back and getting much deserved face time… But you start dipping into Dazzler’s power set when folks still don’t have her converting her entire body into energy and moving at the speed of light or becoming invisible and/or intangible, among other things… We gon’ have some problems.
Character—-> Nico Minoru (616)
She grabbed the staff. It’ll save her. She’s fiiiiine.
… Right guys?
And since I’m still feelin’ sassy…
Fuck you, Avengers Arena.
I had no desire to read your little Battle Royale/Hunger Games riff, even if you went self-referential with it, but I gave you a shot. From reliable sources, I’d heard the writing was pretty solid and most of the kids were getting some pretty distinct voices, so I gave you a shot.
Sure, the premise alone reveals its hand. Things are not going to end well for most of them. Well, ya know what? I don’t care about most of them! All are interesting (in varying degrees) but the bullseye is evident on most. I’d like to see quite a few make it out alive but no more than that one. That one ya just killed. Brutally. Cruelly.
I gave you a shot, Avengers Arena and you took my feels and made with the steaming dog water all over them. You are made of evil and suck.
Alison Blaire
—Jewel
Uplifting. Transcendent. Glorious. Dazzler.
Mmmm… Dazzler. She makes all the stupid go away. If only temporary.
I’ll forget you not…
I often cringe when great friend characters are shipped romantically but I am so ready for HG and Myka. It’s organic. It works.
I felt so bad for the shippers and Jaime’s legion of fan girls this ep because it felt downright trollish but I have faith in the 6 eps for their final season *tear* it’ll happen.
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