Where Are the Women? Jackie & Ryan (aka Love Me Like You Do)

Romance for the female coprotagonist isn’t the be-all and end-all of her existence, but rather something from which she draws inspiration for her life.

BASIC REPRESENTATION SCORE: +10

+10

Is there a female character with significant screen time who grows, changes, and/or learns something over the course of the story? (for an ensemble cast, or a film with a male protagonist) [why this matters]

FEMALE AGENCY/POWER/AUTHORITY SCORE: 0

[no significant representation of women in authority]

THE MALE GAZE SCORE: 0

[no issues]

GENDER/SEXUALITY SCORE: -5

-5

Is there a female character who is primarily defined by her emotional and/or sexual relationship with a man or men? [why this matters]

WILDCARD SCORE: 0

Is there anything either positive or negative in the film’s representation of women not already accounted for here? (points will vary)

No.

TOTAL SCORE: +5

IS THE FILM’S DIRECTOR FEMALE? Yes (Ami Canaan Mann) (does not impact scoring)

IS THE FILM’S SCREENWRITER FEMALE? Yes (Ami Canaan Mann) (does not impact scoring)

BOTTOM LINE: Romance for the female coprotagonist here isn’t the be-all and end-all of her existence (nor is the fact that she is a mother), but rather something that she incorporates into her complicated life, and from which she draws inspiration for that life and for her identity as her own person.

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NOTE: This is not a “review” of Jackie & Ryan! It is simply an examination of how well or how poorly it represents women. (A movie that represents women well can still be a terrible film; a movie that represents women poorly can still be a great film.) Read my review of Jackie & Ryan.

See the full rating criteria. (Criteria that do not apply to this film have been deleted in this rating for maximum readability.)

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