Monday, April 24, 2017
Feminist: Ghostbusters
The 2016 remake of the popular film franchise Ghostbusters, first sparked some outcry when the cast the cast was announced.Why? Because it was all female. The 2016 remake starred comedians Melissa McCarthy, Kate Mckinnon, Leslie Jones and Kristen Wiig. In a society where remakes are looked up on with harsh criticism, this remake was also looked through with a fine tooth comb because it was a female cast. Some say the movie was not as good as the original, but what movie is? The movie grossed almost double the cost to make the film. This movie broke many gender stereotypes. First the women scientist, women are usually not portrayed as scientists in film and if they are it is somehow sexualized. Another way they broke down gender barriers was not needing help from men, the one male main character played by Chris Hemsworth, is the ditsy secretary usually played by a female. The other way this movie plays as a trailblazer, is in the casting and writing. The writting showed that women can be funny in film and that a man is not needed. The casting also shows that you don't have to look a certain way to star in a movie.
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I personally really enjoyed the Ghostbusters reboot, growing up watching the original I was a little hesitant because I didn’t know if it could live up to the original but like you said most reboots don’t. The film was a financial success which is probably the most important aspect of the film. Since the film industry is powered by money the fact that a movie with a leading female cast was able to make money that proves to producers that people will see movies with female narratives and hopefully open the door for more movies like the Ghostbusters reboot to be green lit.
ReplyDeleteI have yet to see this film, but I have been wanting to for some time now. I was really excited when I saw that the remake of this film would be with an all women cast. Not to mention the hilariousness of this cast! All of those women are so funny, three have all been full time cast members on SNL. I'm so glad to hear that the secretary is played by this big hunky man, because in any other movie we wouldn't be seeing that. I love that stereotypes are being broken down.
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