Some good examples of a strong female character done right? Without them becoming all Mary Sue and pandering to American college feminists.
Pic obviously not related
>>70621393
Most films from the 20's to the 60's with women leads.
alien
>>70621393
Ripley from the first few Aliens movies, especially Aliens.
Olenna Tyrell. Smart, scheming, the de facto head of a great and wealthy house. Is respected by great men in power, and a major political player in a world where few women can be top notch player.
>>70621603
POO UNO LOO
Molly Solverson from Fargo season 1, a smart and driven cop who just so happens to be an overweight woman without any tumblr bullshit
T2 Sarah Conner Obviously... God i miss the days when you could have a strong female character in film without the feminists trying to claim her and make her into their new mascot
>>70621603
The only good female character on the entire show.
Brienne was almost good, but she became OP
>>70621704
Agreed. How is her movie counterpart (if she has one)?
>>70621920
Ok
Most Miyazaki characters can overcome hardships while exhibiting flaws.
>>70621850
based af
>>70621393
Amy Dunne
Clarice Starling
Ellen Ripley
Kima Greggs
Sarah O'Conner
Scarlett O'Hara
>>70621393
"Strong" is a masculine characteristic, which is why it doesn't work.
>>70621393
>strong
>female
Peggy Carter
Sarah Conner, the one female action movie heroine who you really believed was beating the shit out of men twice her weight without CGI.
>>70623281
This shit is getting just as tedious as feminism.
>>70621393
>>70626142
my bad, Connor
>>70621393
Linda Halmiton's Sarah Connor on Terminator 2, Eowyn from LOTR, Motoko Kusanagi from GITS, Ash from Avalon, Sarah from labyrinth, Ripley from Alien/Aliens, Clarice Starling from silence of the lambs.
pic related had a skill set that made sense given her background, but still needed a lot of help from Max and Nux in order to survive
one of the few females in an action film lead role i actually liked
>>70621393
Well, strong doesn't have to mean the character dominates the situation or other characters. They can be strong willed and persistent in the face of adversity. People often relate better to down on their luck characters who hang in until the end. Whether they win or lose. But the journey has to be at least somewhat believable. There has to be vulnerabilities. An interesting personality or spark.
Rey is so unbelievably good that the other characters suffer for it. None more than Finn. His incompetence is played for laughs and contrasted with Rey's control over almost any given situation. It doesn't help that Rey is honestly a pretty bland character.
>>70621393
> Ellen Ripley
> Sarah Connor
> Trinity (mainly in Matrix; she's wasted in the sequels)
> Makoto Kusanagi
> Mikasa Ackerman
> Scarlet Witch
Great characters have flaws, and it's overcoming those flaws, those weaknesses, that makes them heroic, not being "badass".
When a character is "badass" and perfect and always win or never make mistakes, they are not heroic.
Heroism is all about struggle and overcoming mistakes and failures, not coasting to victory.
>>70629092
Rey should have been allowed to be more human, and make errors and have to learn from them. Hopefully Rian Johnson lets the character breathe and be human in Episode VIII.
Scully
>>70626142
>>70628626
oh for fuck's sake, it is just your masculine perception. Women are women and should not do stuff like stereotypical men. It is not the definition of "strong".
Pic rel is cool, introducing Miss Daisy
>>70623933
Here's your fucking reply.
>>70629696
Even if she didn't make errors she's too overpowered in the first movie. The next movie she'll be cracking planets in half with the force, in the third movie she'll manifest black holes and collapse entire star systems. She'll probably dilate time and shoot Greedo before Han enters the cantina.
>>70629696
This. I still have some faith for her character.
>>70629861
Slut
>>70621393
Joanie from Joanie Loves Chachi
True Grit.
I think she's very courageous, and she tries her hardest to provide and make her family happy.
