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I think Tangled is a movie that shows a perfect balance between a man and a woman. Rapunzel and Flynn are both super likable in their own way. Rapunzel is a typical feminine girl and Flynn on the other hand is a manly character complementing Rapunzel. The thing is that men and women do not need to compete with one another, they need to complement each other.

In John Wick when Akira fought that giant man and killed him no one batted an eye. Why? Because she fought like a girl. She used her superior agility to maneuver around him and attack his vital points, however the film makes no mistake in showing that when the guy got a hold of her he literally launched her like a child across the room. That’s how you can portray a woman taking down a man and no one will care because it’s a somewhat realistic portrayal of the realities of men and women. So in the end Akira appears even more fearsome as she is able to overcome a much bigger stronger opponent through tactics and skill. Not hard to do when a modicum of brain power is used.

You can give your male characters challenges without weakening them. You just have to make the villains credibly strong.

John McClane, Marty McFly and Peter Parker are some of my favorite relatable everyman heroes. Both take their lumps throughout life, but always stand to do what is right. Also Tom Cruise and John Wick are pretty much the last bastions of masculinity right now. Evie from The Mummy is an underrated female hero. Nerdy and clumsy, but also sweet and brave all at once.

Sara Connor. Ripely. Scarlett O’Hara. Laura Croft. These are just a very small example of badass women who never lost sight of being a woman. I miss the days when I wasn’t forced into believing that a 100 pound woman could lay waste to a dozen men twice her size and instead was treated to a powerful female lead who despite her physical limitations could still get the job done. Without making any man lesser to make her look tough.

I think that pissed me off about Quatamania the most, is that they robbed Scott of his relationship with daughter.

I am a film student and I swear when am able to create my own films I will bring back strong male character, no matter how long it takes.

The overhead shot of John laying waste to enemies with a shotgun was amazing

At least we have John Wick 4. Stay based, make bank. 😎

John was beaten and tired. Fell down the stairs multiple times. Guy could barely stand. But man he is almost invincible

Hey I just saw Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves in theaters and I actually enjoyed it. Yes, Chris Pine's character is somewhat emasculated in film, however his manhood is kept intact by being the most confident and smartest of the bunch. In true bard fashion he encourages everyone to try their best and adapt to every situation. His core strength is intelligence and positivity. He does everything he can to save his daughter. The movie is not super woke like other films in the past. I encourage everyone to give it a chance.

Rick Grimes is probably one of the best representations of a masculine man in media. That man has been through so much, is an unrelenting badass but also has a very deep and emotional side to him. His relationship with the group, his family and characters like Hershel and Shane really flesh out his deeper and more vulnerable side, without overshadowing his manly traits

I know I said this before, but as the mother of a boy, I'm concerned for the future of boys and the kind of male role models they'll have. No matter how progressive, boys need proper role models and it's important for them to grow up as unashamed of their masculinity as we hope girls will be as unashamed of their femininity. Masculinity is not gross or toxic. True masculinity is beautiful and natural. This is why as a comic author, I try to make my male MCs masculine in the best ways. PS: You can make a man masculine and have moments of vulnerability. Making them into weakling isn't entertaining. It's disgusting. You're basically admitting that you love writing bad on purpose. It's pathetic.

They intentionally emasculated the men but claimed it’s not for wokeness? So they knew this is common but still tried to say it’s “funny and fresh?” So mind bogglingly stupid!

Princess Mononoke is a perfect example of how to make all the characters strong without shitting on anyone

John Wick 4 was fantastic! I just saw it and I have no complaints. I actually went and saw it with my friends then took my family to see it again. It was completely Non-Woke and a great addition to the Wick franchise. If you go and see it, make sure to stay for the After Credits scene.

Lord of the Rings has an amazing list of strong male characters. Even Merry and Pippin grow in the end. Aragorn is the most obvious example but I love the rest as well. We can learn a lot from Tolkien.

Way before Rose Salazar, took on the character of Battle Angel Alita, she was one of my favorite femme fatales growing up. Alita was often the strongest single character in any frame of her manga, but she was super feminine and also attracted to strong males who held their own, even if only portrayed as sidekick/love interests to her. Stupidity and weakness doesn't look good on anyone, so anyone using them as vengeful storytelling devices, are probably susceptible to both. Great vid. Agreed. And subbed.

After watching it, the DND movie was really a lot better than what it was advertised to be, and I don't understand why the writers would play down the male characters when they were actually quite competent but not without their flaws. The ending fight was also really good and easily better than most recent superhero movies.

Original Trilogy Han Solo is probably my favorite strong male character. He doesn't have Force powers. All he has are his wits, body, and will. Yet he's still out there fighting the most powerful military in the galaxy because as much as he tries to hide it, he cares about the people around him and what they're fighting for. Heck, he even surrenders to the carbon freezing process just to keep his friends safe. Plus, the Casanova and tsundere routine he does with Leia with is always fun to watch.

I'm a chick; my favourite male hero is probably Chris Redfield. He's a gigachad through and through - love him in every game he appeared in as well as Vendetta. So excited for Death Island, can't wait! It makes me feel so sad to see how awesome men have been so ruined in western media. Let's hope things move in a more positive way in the future, since there (were) plenty of great male characters out of western media over the years.

The problem with Western Entertainment is that they are trying to appease people who is NOT their actual audience But disregard or even worse ignoring their own actual audience

Dude, you know what's actually a perfect example of a female led piece of entertainment? The animated TV show Arcane. It's what most people would call "woke" but done right. It's basically female led cuz you have the two sisters being the co-protagonists, Vi and Jinx, you have Sevika, you have Caitlyn, you have Mel, and they're all badass in their own completely different ways, but the great part is, that it doesn't come at the expense of the male characters and it doesn't feel forced in the slightest, they are just as badass and strong characters, all the characters are simply depicted as if they where real humans being thrown in the circumstances that the show offers. And guess what the results of doing something right got them! Countless awards (seriously, I've lost count of how many awards Arcane has won), being universally acclaimed by both critics and audience (still holding to this day at the moment of writing, a 100% score from critics and a 96% score from the audience on RT, so basically universally acclaimed to be perfect, very much a unique occurrence) and being, overall, one of the best TV shows ever made. Moral of the story is, just do what Arcane is doing, is that so hard of a concept to grasp?!

Hollywood is burning and I'm watching with popcorn! 🍿🍿

TBF, the Super Mario Bros Movie is portrayed as if the characters are meeting each other for the first time, so for Luigi and Peach's role to be flipped actually helps since it would seem strange for Mario to want to rescue a random stranger. Having him rescue his brother gives him a more personal stake in the Mushroom Kingdom's affairs while simultaneously giving him the time to build up his relationship with Peach. It could also go on to explain why the toads would only ever see Luigi as Mario's uninteresting brother, despite him being just as super as Mario (whenever he does set his fears aside that is) and opens up a huge opportunity for Luigi’s character arc in a sequel, him realizing that he is in Mario's shadow and confronting his feelings about it, that is assuming that Nintendo actually cares about storytelling now.... (all of this was in the RPGs).

I watched the DnD movie and I honestly had a fun time with it. Especially if you imagine them as players getting wacky dice rolls in each scene. The men aren't weak in my opinion. One is a Bard whose main focus is to inspire his party so of course he's not gonna be physically strong, but he's still a good leader and father. And then there's the wizard who is also obviously not gonna be physically strong, but he still managed to have his time to shine.

Mario didn't get sidelined thankfully

"We like being woke, but we're not being woke." THERE ARE FOUR LIGHTS!

Women in movies "uga buga ugha bugha" Women according to movie directors in real life "wow I feel so represented and empowered as a mindless barbarian"

I agree with basically everything, but I do like the idea of Peach getting more depth! Hopefully they write her well and it feels natural. The key is to “show” don’t “tell”

Seriously, Neytiri & Jake is perfect dynamic. Husband and wife supporting eachother and fulfilling/complimenting eachother ❤ I wish there were more movies like that. Showing that man and women can both be amazing in their own way. Effeminating men for the sake of showing a strong, contrasting women is nauseating to me, it's like they don't have enough wokeness put into it. Showing strength in women shouldn't overshadow the same representation in men. Can men cry, suffer, be sensitive and make mistakes? Yes. But they also can wipe the tears, stand up and learn from mistakes to not repeat them again, growing into better, wiser and stronger character. Why would movies forcefully put overpowered women characters at expense of men who cannot do anything themselves? Woke trash completily overshadows the reality for the sake of satisfying masses, but doing it, they straight up throw that reality outta the window... Characters like Reeves' samurai Kai and Kikuchi's witch Muzuki from "47 Ronin", like original "Conan The Barbarian" Conan and Valerie... We don't see them anymore and we definetily should. Different types of strength, confidence, wisdom, but also their own weaknesses and faults, present in different form in both men and women, and as You said potraying them as persons, not only men and women. Modern movies get this $hit the worst... And it feels unnatural...

You’ve probably heard this quote, although I’m using it loosely. “Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times. Good times create weak men, and weak men create strong times.” It’s cyclical. We will be back to our macho ways soon enough. Great vid by the way.

It can never capture the og feeling

I believe you're contributing to helping to make the world a better place with videos like this. Thank you for what you do!

Dude I was watching vikings valhala, the guys who have been training for life, has to go through such a hard battle to win or to accomplish something. However the women who hasn't touched a bow or an axe absolutely dominates the entire battle field. It was so dumb.

We really need more conscientious, honest and brave voices like Endymion. If you really dig deeper into most mainstream entertainment since 2014, there is a slow and covert growth of wokeness, radicalism and ESG.

watching the indiana jones trilogy for the first time made me wish we still had strong male characters again but after watching john wick 4 and hearing indiana jones 5 might be good from test audiences maybe there's hope for the future.

My favorite fictional male is Indiana Jones. My two favorite real life males are Jesus Christ and Kaiser Wilhelm II

why doesn't Hollywood just save us all the time and just start staging green screen castrations of leading male actors and drop them into computer generated fantasy backdrops.

I just finished God of War (2018) yesterday. Kratos is probably my new favorite male character, and the ending of the game brought me to tears.

I feel the tide is turning, slow but sure.

We want to challenge our male actors... By demeaning their character and treating them like simps. Eye roll... I find this incredibly disgusting. As a woman, I do not want to be elevated by diminishing anyone else. I have never played Table Top D&D, but I am a D&D video game junky. Game writers managed to give a very balanced equality between male and female characters. Thank you for the fantastic commentary!

I watched the D&D movie, it wasn't bad. Wasn't woke, wasn't anything but an accurate depiction of a D&D campaign. Ridiculous and smart solutions to serious problems. Felt like the game.

Mario didn't get sidelined.

It's not bad enough to do it. They tell you that they're doing it and dare you to see the movie.

It’s important to remember that the only way to lift someone is to weaken others, no one ever benefitted from strong characters all around 😂

Holga was actually my favourite character in the DnD movie. Holga just has a lot more depth; breaking things is what she's good at, but it isn't all she does. You can see many moments where she shows a lot of care and kindness towards her party and the male lead's daughter. The interaction she had with her ex-husband also shows that the character had a lot more emotional maturity than the average Mary-Sue of the MCU. It's kind of like the same thing I felt about Vi and Sevika in Arcane, as long as the character has their own unique identity and doesn't reek of wokeism it usually turns out pretty good.

that aged like milk. And they did female characters right, they didnt make the man have to rely on the woman for his incompatence, rather they were all perfectly capable at the same level. it was pretty good.

I remember watching Goblin slayer for the 1st time, it was one of most badass and hardcore pilot episodes I have ever seen in an anime. I then learned that the author was inspired by Dungeons and Dragons. However when I saw the trailer for the Dungeons and Dragons movie, I did not feel anything. It felt like another movie made for *a modern audience*.

Take dark souls approach: "Gender has no bearing on skill, everyone has imperfections" "Time for crab."

Mario did not get sidelined.

I actually watched the new dungeons and dragons yesterday, while it did indeed have several eye rolling “girl boss” moments, it actually wasn’t that bad, Chris Pine’s character is actually likable, and the sorcerer guy is relatable, as someone who has self confidence issues myself, his story is relatable

My favorite male leading character? Well, my examples are from video games... From movies I have none in mind. Raziel from Soul Reaver is still my most favorite character, his conflict, development and ending was all just well done, his character design is still one of the most unique out there, the world and mythos around him is epic. Raziel is also an anti-hero. Aside from Raziel, I can certainly say Garret from the Thief series (old ones) is amusing. I like anti-heroes for the most part. Jhon wick is Hotline Miami : The movie pretty much. It does it's concept in the best way possible - Few words, loads of action, odd honor codes and one heck of a style.

Saw the movie. They exaggerated the statement. Edgin literally charges at the villain during the end sequences, ready to smack her with his lute. He is also shown to have been part of an organization that protects the realm and does everything in his power to save his daughter, leading him to join deadly games (the sun games) and also rises up to the chance to save the realm. It was surprisingly good.

As a natural born woman - I totally agree with you!!!!

Maybe the dnd movie will use the comedy at the early to midpoint, but the back half gives a nice deconstruction on this issue and gives serious help on showing the strengths both sides bring to the team.

To be honest, I liked the film - a solid 7.5 out of 10. They didn't cast Pine as a "fighter," but more as a thief - the "idea guy." We all know the "idea guy." They did a good job developing the Magic User's story, and in the end he was badder ass than the druid or the female fighter, even though he remained physically a "wimp." That the fighter and the druid were "front line" because of their physical abilities, the tank and the dps characters are ALWAYS front line. It's a FANTASY - not a documentary on the battle prowess of women. As for "badass men," the Paladin puts them all to shame at one point without really trying.

one of my favourite male characters is faramir from lord of the rings and I think he shows masculinity perfectly!! not because he is a macho “violence is the way” kind of guy, but because of his kindness, peacefulness and just how wholesome he is when with other characters, genuinely one of the most pure hearted characters

Max Payne easily holds that title for me as the coolest main character ever, for the last 20+ years

I just watched the Mario movie recently & I'm happy to say that Mario thankfully didn't get sidelined by Peach. Mario was the main focus & the star of the movie through & through. However the same can't be said about Luigi sadly. Luigi really got the short end of the stick in the movie, with him not having that much of an active roll. The movie really should've been called "The Super Mario Movie."

The thing is Michelle Rodriguez didn't need to grow her armpit hair and adopt more dude mannerisms to sell herself as a badass. A lot of us already thought she was a badass. I saw her in fast and the furious. She was cool. Same thing in Machete. And even in the first avatar movie. She was the strong woman before it became a cliche. And yet she never In those roles had two emasculate any of her male counterparts. Vin Diesel also looked badass.

Honestly I'm not suprised that Luigi is the "idiot" of the movie because he is kinda the funny and helpless guy and I wouldn't imagine him otherwise

I really hate the woke stuff that the media uses, luckily there haven’t been any woke stuff for Venom and the Venom movies (or at least I know of) and I would be very sad that Venom, my favorite strong male character becomes woke

In D&D they luckily cut out the scene when the plan maker is trying to cut his hand bindings on the dull stairs. If his skill is making plans, having him do something so stupid undermines the movie. With scenes like that gone it turned out to be a pretty good movie. They made the woman bruiser kind of stupid in a funny way by having her speak the plain truth even when that was a bad idea. I think they avoided the worst of the wokeness. I also liked how they highlighted how magic could not solve every problem.

Wow, I love your content! In just this video you've covered soo much wokeness that's spreading through everywhere; from the movies, onto video games, and all the way to politics! And you've pointed at the light in the end tunnel by showing that there are still examples of strong, character male role models in today's entertainment! This generation desperately needs it!

I saw both movies and I have to say, the marketing for D&D was horrible. The movie was much better than the marketing. Every character gets their chance to grow and shine. Every character needed the other to succeed at some point in the movie. I did enjoy John Wick a little more though.

Fantastic discussion. Allow me to share my perspective as a woman. I don’t like this modern day feminism, where men are being made to feel lesser than women. This isn’t equality, when you have to put down one group over another. Maybe it’s how I was raised, but generally I like the traditional gender roles; where we have manly men, feminine women, and both parties work together to reach a common goal, treating each other with respect, love, and general well being. That’s how it’s supposed to be, we’re a team, we’re supposed to get along and cooperate.

It's funny you mentioned RE4R because it occurred to me playing through the game that Ashley Graham kind of has the ultimate female fantasy in the form of getting paired with the world's sexiest badass man who puts himself between her and danger constantly, resues her when threatened, and princess carries her when she drops from a high ledge. She may have been more of a living MacGuffin in the original game, but she really does get the best deal of any Resident Evil character. I don't think she was INTENTIONALLY designed as a female audience insert, but I do wonder why we don't see that kind of rescue fantasy anymore- it kind of disappeared along with the strong male lead, and I really feel that RE4R shows us it really shouldn't have to if you're putting careful thought into why the female lead is underpowered and why that's not a bad thing at all. You can make a character physically weak without making them emotionally and/or intellectually weak.

Brotha you are absolutely killing it with these videos man 🔥

I watched the movie yesterday and both me and my friends really liked it!! It feels like a dnd campaign between friends made into a movie. It's not a serious fantasy movie at ALL. And although Holga does a lot of fighting (she is a warrior/barbarian) all the characters do sth during the movie. None of us though that the male characters were put on a second plane, compared to the female ones, and we ourselves have stopped watching other shows because of the wokeness crap. We didn't really notice anything out of the ordinary. Pine's character, although he is not the one fighting all the time, is a great party leader (he is supposed to be a Bard, but with touches of warrior. He does do some fighting at some point). And he and the other male of the group, the struggling Sorcerer, have a nice development during the movie, he encourages him and reassures him to be more confident and improve, which he does. Idk, I liked all the characters and relationships between them. I didn't feel like there was much wokeness involved. I'm sure there was sth, but I wasn't in your face kinda wokeness I guess. There is a lot of good comedy in the movie, even fat jokes. Personally I really liked it, and it feels like there could be at least a sequel. And I would really like that!

Always love your videos!

It's always a treat whenever your videos come out; now they became a must watch minutes after release :) John wick is amazing! I can easily say as a woman (as some friends of mine would say, a strong woman who can kick ass)I LOVE men like Wick and Redfield who are strong, kick ass, but don't forget their humanity and still show that they have feelings and a heart. That's a big reason why Marvel is failing too; nerdy women want to see strong male superheroes (shirts off is nice too) not Mary Sue's who preach and have no growth. Resi 4 is AMAZING and yet that series, as you said, has great females like Claire, who maintained her flintiness in the remake and nurture. The only beef I have is that Jill in the remake is more reflective of the "modern strong woman" unlike the first game where we saw her fears and worries but yet she buckled up and confronted the situation she was in. in the remake they even had Ashley be stronger but still she maintains vulnerability and is scared as anyone would. And yes, STOP RUINING MEN!

"Why can't a woman be badass and yet revel in her feminine side?" Uh... because it's a contradiction? A "strong female character" is not strong the same way a "strong male character" is. My favorite example is "Gone with the Wind". You have FIVE strong female leads, and not one of them ever throws a punch, and the one time one of them fires a gun, she shuts her eyes. Scarlett Melanie Mammy Belle and Mrs O'Hara were all strong female characters in their own way without giving up their femininity or pretending to be men. Scarlett rebuilt the family home and fortune after its destruction at the hands of the U.S. Learning capitalism and beating the yankees at their own game. Melanie was the moral compass of the extended family. She was bad ass when she, very calmly and quietly told India that if she didn't stop badmouthing Scarlett she would be toss out of her home. Melanie also stood up to public judgement when she offered to befriend Belle Watling, who herself knew she wasn't "fit" to associate with Melanie's high-society. Mammy, who was the moral and emotional support of Scarlett's family. Lacking Mrs O'Hara's power, being a slave and then a servant ex-slave, Mammy nevertheless stood up for what she believed was right; "It ain't fittin', it just ain't fittin'!" Belle, who ran a house of ill repute and was in love with Rhett herself, chose to send her child off to school where he wouldn't be subject to the taint of his mother's profession. She used her influence multiple times to save Southerners, particularly Rhett and Scarlett, from the yankees, during the war and during "Reconstruction". And Mrs O'Hara, whose morality caused her to help deliver the bastard child of lowlife and subsequently caused her to convince her husband to fire that same lowlife. Whose morality caused her death by disease by caring for "white trash" when they were ill. These are all strong women, strong in womanly ways, and not one of them threw a punch, chewed tobacco, or grabbed their crotch like a man. I'm sick to death of people asserting that women _who act like men_ are "strong women"... no, they're masculine women. Not the same thing.

As a woman I wholeheartedly agree. I grew up on 80s and 90s men and women action, sci-fi and romance movies with my dad who is like the Wesley Snipes, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Bruce Willis character type of men. I miss that.

To be fair Princess Peach is the ruler of her kingdom, if she could not rally her subjects, that would indicate she is a bad ruler or one rebellion away from being replaced. For Luigi, I would give him a pass for now because being a coward is a part of his character.

Every nerd paying money to same cmpany who was about to destroy the very hobby they say to love, deserves all the mockery and despise the c-suits in Hasbro/WotC spits at them.

I saw the Dungeons and Dragons movie yesterday and it was a really good movie. The male lead grew as a person and came to accept the fault of his past behavior and he worked to redeem himself in his daughter’s eyes. You also have the other male character, a sorcerer who overcomes his past and his own fears of his powers. There’s also a lot of teamwork between all the characters that fits their roles in a D&D party. It’s not John Wick but making it that way betrays the franchise.

Got done time traveling. The Mario Movie didn’t sideline Mario for Peach and Luigi even got more screen time than I expected.

Also, my favorite strong male characters are actually from the Shadowhunters television series: Jace Herondale, Alec Lightwood, Magnus Bane, and Luke Garraway, and they stood just as strong as the female characters and all the male and female characters were at an equal playing field; they all have moments of being strong and vulnerable and it delivered with three seasons.

I am a avid DND player and I have seen the DND movie they did not emasculate the male characters all of the characters played to their party role usually in a DND game each party member has their own job let's say and as a barbarian their main job is to beat the crap out of people or things as a bard their job is usually to try and talk their way out of or use their social skills to work around it in some way druids druids are just overpowered is one of the only movies where you can't really tell that being written by woke writers

I am a forever subscriber of your channel and much love for you & this video and every word spoken ❤❤❤

So men & women can't stand together as equals? Thanks for the lesson, Hollywood!

Wokeness has changed many things that made great movies great and styled. Nerfing masculine characters or removing so called "toxic masculinity" from them was one of many. Other I could see was removing sexyness/seduction/female beauty of female characters because to them; both "objectified" women. Another one was "humanize" villains, their actions are not to be condemned but understood or justified(even though it is what happens in real life, this trope ruins many villains, story lines and confuses the audience).

I don't even mind if a man is treated as a comic relief or a bit clumsy or fearful of the challenge. But what's important is that there's an element of growth, of development, to have the guy realize his potential and save the day, while at the same time not being a brick wall of personality. Jackie Chan movies are popular because they place Jackie in all sorts of wacky scenarios with tons of obstacles to disrupt his martial arts, but he still adapts and whoops ass. Hi-Fu Rush is a massive success because the protagonist is jovial and not taken much seriously (from what I've seen), but he still rises to the occasion. Leon Kennedy is a goofball that hides his trauma behind quips and sarcasm, yet he's as willing to go the extra mile to save Ashley as he is accepting help from her or Ada when he's unable to progress by himself. And prettiness? I really don't mind if a guy is beautiful, his values should be what makes him manly. Grifith from Berserk is a villain and a half, but his personality is defined with steadfast ambition towards his goals, which he strives for with elegant swordplay and ruthless and cunning strategy. This makes him a perfect parallel to Guts, a stoic, rough and hulking manly man, who fights mainly on raw power and instinct, yet struggles to find a goal in his life. His lack of ambition naturally makes him gravitate to Grifith's manliness, while Guts' no-nonsense attitude attracts Grifith to HIS manliness, both being challenged when they have to step into each other's shoes, of Guts venturing to pursue a larger than life dream and Grifith to be "abandoned" by someone he trusts.

Duno ive only played dnd a few times but i found the movie very funny and enjoyable. As someone who hates wokeness its anything but that. The main character might not be the strongest but he is scertainly capeble corageous and able to adapt when needed. Also each of the characters has their spotlight male included. This movie deserves some respect and i wish it has a good run at the box office😁

Happy to say that the Mario movie did not sideline Mario. Peach’s character did kind of annoy me, but it wasn’t egregious, and Mario definitely did not act like a sissy. Sure, he flopped around at the beginning, but by the end he was doing fantastic and it was great.

I refuse to watch shows or moves anymore where there is a female co-lead... because you know what's coming.

Love your videos! They make my view on these games a lot different, and see them from different perspective.

The guy is a "Bard", though. This is a classic trope used by movies you love. It's not inherently bad just recently over-used by hacks.

Have you even seed the D&D movie? The bard is a great character because he's relatable, he has a charismatic personality, he has his own agenda (he IS the main character), he has character growth, he isn't weak in any sense (yes, even in physical, he pushes away the barbarian lady from the danger, stands in her place to stop/slow down the monster that was about to kill her. How's that for emasculating?) It was interesting to look at his character because he is not bland and not one-sided. Unlike John Wick, who is essentially a walking weapon for fun action scenes and nothing more to it. I'm not saying it's bad, it's just wrong of you to compare those two characters because they're not supposed to be alike, and people go to see those movies for different reasons. I've watched D&D for a nice fantasy story, interesting characters, humor, references to the game it's based on. I've got all I wanted and more. I've watched John Wick for awesome action scenes (and yes, in this case less "character" more action IS better) and I'm very much satisfied with it. But going back to D&D. I'm 99% sure you haven't seen the movie itself. If you had, you wouldn't call another male character in the group (the mage) "weak" because that's just incorrect. He's not physically strong (like the bard isn't) but his battle strength is greater than any warrior's, which is why they only get him to fight another wizard cause if he were to fight the barbarian girl, he'd just destroy her. And he also grows throughout the journey and overcomes his fears, his weaknesses. The barbarian lady is physically strong and buff obviously because she's a literal barbarian. It's how she lives, how she fights. It would make zero sense to have a barbarian without muscles "using her femininity" as you put it, she wouldn't be able to exist in that setting (she would've had a different class to put it in D&D game terms). And btw there was a badass physically "strong" paladin male character. You would know if you've watched the movie. It's also so limiting to call a character "strong" based purely on their physical/combat skills, as you seem to do. Strong character is not one who can kick ass but who can overcome their fears, admit their flaws and become a better person. Which btw both the bard and the mage guys in D&D movie do. Alas, ofc D&D won't make great money compared to JW, at least because it's an adaptation of board game system, not even a videogame. And while it has its audience, it's obviously smaller than a mindless simple action of a guy shooting his way through people. Putting it on some delusions about "emasculation" is just not logical. I suggest you watch the movie before judging it based on some articles about smth someone said (cause who cares what they say, we judge the end result, which is the movie).

I liked Rodriguez's character in D&D because she fit with the game's design. Does she need to be strong but feminine? No, because there are other characters that already fill the role. There's a reason why quest parties aren't all barbarians, or wizards, or archers. John Wick and Avatar are NOT D&D. Also, the men in D&D aren't portrayed as weak. They are portrayed to fit the role and you're not going to see a thief (Pine) subvert the role of the barbarian (Rodriguez) because what would be the point in having all these characters if they're all going to have the same traits and personalities? Not every strong female needs to also be feminine. You should probably watch D&D before judging it by the trailers.

To be fair in Avatar, his wife is more badass for a number of reasonable reasons, being naturally more in tune with traditional combat as well as growing up with her body as opposed to having to adapt to it, so he has reasons to turn to her without emasculating himself and she has reasons to be as proficient with everything but human weapons and better with almost everything but combat.

Creed III was so refreshing because lately there hasn’t been much masculine black males in mainstream movies

funny enough, this movie is perfect. People who think the male lead has been emasculated have never played DnD. The main character is a bard, so it would be kind of idiotic that a bard would be a powerful, driving force of strength. What makes his character special has nothing to do with strength, but everything to do with emotion, which is what a Bard is supposed to do. He inspires everyone around him but he doesn't have to be some ass kicking badass to do it. The characters each person plays in the movie is true to what the character they represent would do while also providing an emotional story behind it.

Having a strong male character bumble once in a while can be funny. Making them Peter Griffin is a tragedy!

Peach not being a damsel and Luigi being captured I feel fits better for a plot. Mario needing to save his brother instead of some blonde he doesn’t know for a kingdom he’s not a part of makes since plus it gives him time to journey with peach so they can bond.

I can follow when you're talking about the movies. But when you get into the video games you lose me. LoL. They look like a lot of fun and I'm sure there's many many many people that can totally understand what the heck you're talking about. I love your videos regardless. Keep up the good work.

To be fair, the old Futurama 'Death by Snu Snu' Meme might be one of the reasons we got a female Berserker with extra Hair

YES, THANK YOU. I'm a woman and freaking LOVE when male characters are allowed to revel in all their power fantasy glory! I don't care if they're not the same gender as me, I can still relate to them if they're well written! I LOVED Cara Dune, but of course we know what happened to her because of a stupid post on stupid social media(that mind you some of the current Mandalorian actors/staff HAVE posted too (and some even worse) and yet STILL REMAIN). I ran out and bought (honestly probably overpaid) Cara Dune's figure when I heard Disney was trying to recall all her stuff, and stopped selling merch with her on it. I liked Rey at first, in the first movie, but she quickly grew aggravating, and they messed up my favorite, Finn, to make him "funny black man" to make Rey the awesome one. I don't know, I'm JUST SO TIRED. Your video was ABSOLUTELY spot on. There's great female characters too, they can be strong in their own way (-cough cough- Ripley, Samus, (oldschool) Lara Croft...) that are strong in their own way, and I miss them. I wish this modern writing trend would stop...