"understand that we’re actually on the same side of this battle"
--The Film Maker
“What I found was a film about rage,” she wrote. “That sudden, inchoate, unidentifiable female fury that rises in so many girls, often self-destructively, when they realize that certain rules are not about protecting them but controlling them."
--Culture Critic defending the movie
Pick one. You don't get to say that the sexualization is supposed to be bad, and then demonize the forces that are against said sexualization. If the sexualization in the movie is intended to be negative, then the conservative family values are positive, at least to some degree. One could coherently suggest that the movie was about "balancing the tensions of tradition and liberation." This critic doesn't do that. She says "girls oppressed, boo."
The more I think about this quote, the more it upsets me. It's the perfect encapsulation of the oxymoronic feminist notion that rebellion against traditional norms is self-destructive, therefore it's the norms that are bad. You can't expect anyone who believes that to say anything coherent on the topic of sexual liberation or sexualization.
Whatever part of this woman's soul that is still intact recognizes that what happened to these children (both the actors and the characters) is horrible, but she can't square the circle without breaking logic. All she can do is blame it on the patriarchy.
Sexual liberation has bad consequences for society, but especially for women. Once you understand that, there are two paths: Stop being a modern feminist, or become a ghoul.
"The film speaks for itself."
--Netflix CEO
Pretty stupid thing to say when American audiences, European audiences, critics, and the filmmaker herself can't seem to agree on what the real message is.
--The Film Maker
--Culture Critic defending the movie
Pick one. You don't get to say that the sexualization is supposed to be bad, and then demonize the forces that are against said sexualization. If the sexualization in the movie is intended to be negative, then the conservative family values are positive, at least to some degree. One could coherently suggest that the movie was about "balancing the tensions of tradition and liberation." This critic doesn't do that. She says "girls oppressed, boo."
The more I think about this quote, the more it upsets me. It's the perfect encapsulation of the oxymoronic feminist notion that rebellion against traditional norms is self-destructive, therefore it's the norms that are bad. You can't expect anyone who believes that to say anything coherent on the topic of sexual liberation or sexualization.
Whatever part of this woman's soul that is still intact recognizes that what happened to these children (both the actors and the characters) is horrible, but she can't square the circle without breaking logic. All she can do is blame it on the patriarchy.
Sexual liberation has bad consequences for society, but especially for women. Once you understand that, there are two paths: Stop being a modern feminist, or become a ghoul.
--Netflix CEO
Pretty stupid thing to say when American audiences, European audiences, critics, and the filmmaker herself can't seem to agree on what the real message is.