
Where Are the Women? Absolutely Anything
The male protagonist uses his newly acquired godlike powers to treat women badly, as if they were nothing more than playthings for men.

The male protagonist uses his newly acquired godlike powers to treat women badly, as if they were nothing more than playthings for men.

Two major female characters, both flawed and complicated people, on a journey of self-discovery that has nothing to do with romance or having babies.

Wants to tell a story about how young women are people… which it does by removing the main female character from the narrative for half of the film.

A female villain who isn’t defined by her sexuality helps balance out the underused female sidekick to the good guys (who are, of course, guys).

There are lots of girls and women in this movie, which is good. Most of the women, however, are caretakers of children or mothers, which isn’t great.
There are movies that treat women as if they’re trophies for men. And then there’s this movie, in which a woman is an actual trophy awarded to a man.

A boy and his dog. And then another boy and the dog. And even the damn dog is male.

Defies the clichés with which women are treated onscreen by turning the tropes of exploitation into expressions of a woman’s ownership of her sexuality.

This is a case of a film doing the absolute minimum it needs to in order not to be considered outright sexist.

This is (mostly) a great example of positive depiction of women: as people with authority, with strong opinions, with powerful personalities.