The problem with storytelling these days is that a bunch of people that don’t understand the art of storytelling have somehow ended up in charge of storytelling

What's sad is that prior to Disney buying Marvel She-Hulk was actually a well beloved character, at least in the comics. What made Jen different from Bruce is that she learned to enjoyed being a Hulk and explored both the benefits & disadvantages of the power. The key word here is "learned", and that's something modern female characters aren't allowed to do.

One good example of a female character who wanted something and had to work for it is Moana. In the movie, Moana wanted to sail but she was never taught how, and the first time she went on a sail boat she crashed. But then she learns how to sail from Maui, and Maui thought that his magical fish hook was the only thing that made him Maui, and Moana helped him realize that that wasn't true. They both learned from each other and grew as characters. There's also a show I like called Xena the Warrior princess. This is a show from the '90's which stars two strong female characters, but they're both complex in their own ways and they work really well together as a team. Another great movie with complex female character is and Irish film called Wolf Walkers, which is also a huge favorite of mine!

One of my favorite female heroes is Mulan (the original animation, not the latest). I like her because she's doing that not for the fame and glory or wanting to change the world but simply because of her father. If she's not doing it, her family will fall apart. Caring and doing it for the family is one of the trait that make a feminine heroine.

If you want a comic-to-comic comparison, Sailor Moon straight-up hits this out of the park as a perfect counterpart example. She starts out as a bumbling crybaby who is COMPLETELY incompetent in a ton of ways, and by the end of the entire storyline she can literally purify and rebirth the universe. Her end-game "fight" against Sailor Galaxia was about facing the fear of total annihilation, and providing empathy and unconditional love to someone who had succumb to the darkness and had lost their humanity as a result. When brute force failed, expressing moments of vulnerability are what saved the day instead. Edit: Keep in mind that Sailor Moon only grows into this end-game state because her friends are there to support and shape her growth. So, she became powerful because they were by her side, not in spite of them.

I have to say that of the female heroes you've mentioned, Kate Bishop Hawkeye is the one standout. She had trained herself for years following OG Hawkeye's exploits. Yet, on her first go round in the mask, it didn't go well for her. She's more lucky than good and needs Clint to teach her, even though he is old, deaf and rickety. They are the only ones with a good reluctant mentor relationship.

This channel will take off when Mrs Owen, his younger smarter cuter partner, takes over.

Well said. Female heroes need to actually go through a hero's journey, not a fake one like Captain Marvel, where she was the exact same from beginning to end, and the only thing she needed was to realize that some men were holding her back and then stop letting them hold her back. I mean that literally - she had tech installed to literally suppress her awesome power that she had all along.

Legally blonde is a good female led film and in my opinion the progression of the lead character of a how female superheroes should be written. The lead character came from a privileged background and never had to work hard for anything and decided to pursue a career path as a lawyer to impress the love of her life No one took her seriously and she was like a fish out of water as she entered a world she wasn't familiar with. What made her work was her determination, kindness and staying true to what she is even when others thought she was crazy and working harder at being a lawyer when she got knocked down by evil pranks and comments

The female character debate is an interesting one. I am a HUGE fan of well written characters, and that obviously includes female characters as well as male ones (see my profile picture). But sadly, after 2015, female characters in particular have been so atrociously written that my view of the concept has been temporarily ruined. It all started with Rey; I am not into these kinds of "power fantasy" protagonists like earlier versions of Superman etc. (Bilbo, Frodo and Luke Skywalker always resonated with me more considering none of them ultimately solve their problems with violence, in fact Luke even goes as far as to throw away his weapon!) , so when I discovered Rey was just an insanely overblown Mary Sue power fantasy, I was less than thrilled, so everyone just called me a "sexist". This trend rinsed and repeated itself: create a bad power fantasy female character, then accuse anyone with criticisms of being an "ist-aphobe", until we got to where we are today, where storytelling is literally in shambles with poorly thought out characters being pumped out left and right. I've had to go way back and am now interested in stories that were written before the garbage of our current year. For instance, Skadi from Norse Myth is an excellent example of a "strong female character" who genuinely has a character and an arc rather than this power fantasy garbage we have rammed down our throats every year since 2015. I'm a leftist, but seeing my side degenerate into this level of absurdity has just made me cut myself off of politics entirely, and it's only really centrists or people who lean right who talk any kind of sense on this issue. It's really unfortunate.

As a woman watching your video, I say you have hit the nail on the head by describing the female fantasy as having control of one's surroundings. My heroic fantasy isn't hitting terrorists over the head with a BBQ sauce bottle; it's delivering triplets in the back of the car during a snowstorm or knitting 5,000 blankets for charity overnight and then getting an interview in Reader's Digest. But here are some other examples of controlling one's surroundings, be they heroes or villains: 1. Lady Tremaine has little domination over other people in "Cinderella". The chateau has fallen into disrepair but instead of managing the house, Tremaine "manages" Cinderella by bullying her into being the all-maid for them. 2. Cher in "Clueless" gets a power high through makeovers and matchmaking, but her plans backfire so she gains humility when she learns to stop controlling other people. 3. Sarah in "Labyrinth" has the internal conflict of being tempted to stay in her dream world eternally, or sacrifice her fantasies to save her little brother. She doesn't use a sword to slay Jareth; she gains victory over him by saying aloud, "You have no power over me".

“Biblically” made me cackle. I‘ve always loved a good “bumbling girl-next-door type goes through a growth arc and is finally appreciated for who she is” story because for years women have had a lot of “this is what you’re supposed to be and if you’re not you’re a failure” kinds of media pushed at us. Men, too, but I feel like women have been primarily targeted (especially by the beauty industry) because we’re prone to be insecure about our looks and to misconstrue our values as people more. A lot of us grew up seeing men always being “the main character” while women are more often sideline support. I know I did. I struggled a TON with self worth, body dysmorphia about weight, and generally not feeling “good enough” throughout my entire teenhood and early 20s. I *loved* the animated Mulan as a kid. That, to me, was a well balanced, well told story that did the “strong lead woman” trope right. It didn’t seem like her growth arc was unfathomable and she’s definitely a flawed character with pressures on her that I could *relate* to. No one can relate to these perfect characters the MCU is pumping out (unless you have a seriously inflated sense of ego I guess?). None of these success stories they’re pushing at us feel “earned” to me. If you can’t put yourself in the shoes of, relate to, or at least see redeeming qualities in a character, why should you care? I don’t know anyone who genuinely feels like they were born great and have no room to grow. But we all wanna believe we can achieve greatness starting from where we are. The stories have no depth anymore and there’s no payoff to following these characters. Just feels like satire at this point to me. It’s MORE entertaining to hear commentary and rhetoric surrounding these movies and shows than to actually watch them.

It's funny that when you call stuff like this out, the response from many is the predictable 'your a (sexist, racist, whatever-ist)' or that this is done so that people can see themselves on screen or something to that effect. But, as you pointed out, these characters are absolutely unlikable and vapid. I was *so* disappointed with She-Hulk because I saw it as a character that could be as charming and likeable as Tony Stark along with the 4th wall breaking of Deadpool. There was sooooo much opportunity there with that character. Unfortunately, they decided to make Jen the epitome of 'girl boss' and she just came off as extremely tone deaf, selfish, and self-loathing. There was really no difference between Jen and She-Hulk too, as much as they wanted to make us think there was a difference. And, in the end, when they had the opportunity for this character to show a more flawed, vulnerable side? Nope. She rebooted the whole damn show at the end - almost literally. It was so, so stupid.

I think the women writing these characters are projecting. They want that instant gratification, they want to be see as powerful as men, and they want to show everyone how wrong they were. I think it stems from being taught that sexism is affecting women greatly and we will never have the same opportunities as men (which I don’t think is true). They want so badly to be the same as men, they are willing to sacrifice the box office numbers. The thing is, women aren’t the same as men. Doesn’t mean we aren’t equal, but we are different, each complex human beings, with our own strengths and weaknesses

I realise that I may be going off topic, since it deals with non-Marvel series, but the valid points and problems which you have raised exist in Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings Rings of Power”. Galadriel was portrayed as “a girl-boss”, dubbed Guyladriel by some wit, who could defeat anything while her male colleagues were laid low by it, could kill orcs while riding upside down, easily avoid all arrows and survive a pyroclastic wave from a volcano and yet the result was a character devoid of charm, diplomacy, tact and was generally unlikeable and arrogant. The writers of the movie “Dungeons and Dragons.Honour (I’m British) among thieves” have openly stated that they have “emasculated” the male characters in order to make the female ones look good. Is it me or is this condescending?

I really loved Mulan. If you sit down and try to apply strict reality to how quickly a woman can physically improve, they might have stretched the reality--but it doesn't feel insane in the movie. They don't have her arm wrestle the biggest guy and win, she can't magically bench press her horse or something ridiculous, she just gets better and she gains skill and knowledge and uses the intelligence they showed her to have from the beginning to put the skill and knowledge to use--and she earns the respect of her peers. That's something every woman wants. She didn't beat it into them, she didn't lord over them until they admitted defeat, she got better and as actual decent people they recognized it and respected it. They had the moment of doubt near the end, as most stories have the darkest hour, but all her friends came through for her, and then she uses a girly little fan to disarm the bad guy and blows him up with fireworks. And then the Emperor and everyone thank her and show respect, and her father tells her he's proud. I don't feel like her personality changed at all in the movie, she just got the chance to grow and do what she thought was right, and become the woman she wanted to be and not what she was expected to be. And nothing about it felt to me like she was adopting a super-masculine caricature to become the hero like "female superman", she was just a woman doing her best to fit in and help her peers.

They don't make movies that are true, and that is why we're tuning out. All artistic endeavors that are well-received by the public reflect some truth about the universe. Heroes reflect the virtue and excellence to which we all should aspire; villains reflect the darkness that dwells within all of us, which we must oppose both within ourselves and out in the world. It is the truth of these things that makes them sell. By creating heroes that do not reflect virtue and excellence, alongside villains that seem less than evil, they remove the grounding truth that speaks to our souls. Without it, it's all just a bunch of noise and color.

I can confirm that pretty much all I think about in public is how I would react in that moment to an active shooter and honestly its comforting to hear I'm not the only one. great stuff as always Greg I don't know how you find the time with your big family but I hope you keep making videos, you're quickly becoming one of my favorite youtubers always love your takes bro. (p.s. you would have definitely won that fight lol)

My wife's favorite Marvel production was the Netflix Daredevil series. If Marvel wants to save itself they should really revisit what made that production so good: great story, likeable characters and of course the Marvel action. Thanks for another great video!

Japan pretty much knows how to grab the audience with strong women and men in a way that makes sense and doesn't make you HATE the character. This goes for some of their villains, which are written so well that I even have a hard time dealing with the fact that they have to be defeated for the protagonist to succeed. One example I cherish to my heart today is the female protagonist of Read or Die. She is a shy character who loves books but has an ability to control paper and make them into weapons, shields, and the like. She isn't a rude, forceful, condescending person, in fact she is very shy and inward focusing but is confident in what she can do and what she has to do to defeat an enemy. I love her because she represented shyness, which I had, yet confidence, which I grew into but not at the cost of having to down or belittle someone else. On a longer note I grew up as a tomboy, I enjoyed TMNT, Thunder Cats, He-Man and She-Ra. But I also loved MLP, Care Bears, and Rainbow Bright. Now I am in the minority when it comes to race and female interests because most girls my age at the time loved female-oriented things such as baby dolls and the like. The only doll I remember asking for was a Disney Ariel Little Mermaid Doll. I enjoyed being able to enjoy what I wanted to enjoy; however, I was not a fool in thinking that I could out do a boy in physical activities. Some of my favorite characters that I loved in certain fairy tales had weaknesses but used cunning, trickery, or flexibility to overcome an opponent that was strong physically. Brer Rabbit is a black-folklore character that demonstrates using cunning and being quick witted to overcome his more powerful adversaries. The problem with these writers is that they only focus on and see power in the physically strong that they can't write a character that succeeds in another way. Most well written female characters of older mediums didn't succeed physically but by using their brains to outthink or trick an adversary. Being able to weaken a strong foe is an accomplishment in itself. Too bad these morons are so blinded by their own hubris and egos to see the truth.

They could have made Valkyrie so much more interesting and relatable if they didn't just drop her drunkenness on the floor. It looked like she was going to have a real character flaw to overcome. For her first two scenes she is clearly struggling with alcohol, then after that she is completely sober and badass, with no mention of it ever again.

I recently read a manga called CHAINSAW MAN.. a superhero series that's available online to read and somehow it has incredible female and male characters..the charecterisation and character development is remarkable. I have myself given up on MCU since 2021 but Chainsaw Man showed me the true potential of superhero storytelling. I recommend everyone reading this to give CHAINSAW MAN manga a try.

You know, I loved the first Wonder woman because she trained, yet still wasn’t great at first, she was a little naive towards men, feminine in a classic way, and grew and learned during the movie. I loved her movie. It didn’t feel forced

You’ve just earned yourself a black subscriber! Helping your channel meet the representation quota 😅

Spot on. I don’t know why they saw everyone’s reaction to that cringe and forced scene at the end game that lined up all the women characters, and said, “yea, let’s double down on this”. A lot of people should lost their jobs over this, and the first head to fall needs to be Feige’s. Phase 4 is a complete head scratcher and the rot starts at the top. It’s very sad to see, but oh well, I’m getting older and should probably be focusing on my career more anyways.

I personally think that the MCU is failing for 2 reasons. 1: People stopped caring after Endgame, save for the Spider-Man movies. 2: A lack of cohesion largely caused by Disney's insistence on making D+ shows. And there's also the fact that the writers that they are hiring are kinda shit.

Never stop holding a mug, ever. For some weird reason I like it

It’s so nice to find other people that think the same it really is. I can already tell this community is amazing! First timer to this channel cheers to more great content 🤟🏾🍻

This is true...every guy thinks they are the hardest of hardasses that ever hardassed. There is that internal image of self as being SO much tougher than they are, which is why you get little 5'8", 5'9", buck fifty guys with no real fighting experience thinking they can take someone half a foot taller and 70 lbs heavier, all things being equal. I know because it's happened to me many times - I'm not a small guy - 6'2", 220 lbs and I've put 120 lbs over my head with one hand before so not exactly weak - and I've had these little guys trying to fight me before and it's just so stupid - not only because REALISTICALLY if I really lost my shit on them and went at them with the intent to kill, they're NOT walking away form that without at minimum extreme if not life threatening injuries, but because it's POINTLESS. Fighting is stupid. Proves nothing. Physics 98% of the time determines the winner because let's face it, MOST men are not trained warriors - they're just dudes who maybe lazily curl a 30 lb dumbbell a few times a month, do some pushups and call that working out. They've never had to ACTUALLY fight anyone bigger than them before. I have. Anyone who HAS actually fought knows fighting isn't glamorous or fun and NOBODY walks away looking cool like in the movies. You just end up in a heap on the ground grunting and sweating and punching at each other. Even in the MMA. There's no cool kung-fu spin kicks - no, no, 99% of the time you end up just wrestling around on the ground swearing and grunting and you both look REALLY dumb. Also, there's always the element of chance - any random punch to anyone's temple DOES have the ability to burst a blood vessel if it connects in just the right way and then you just die of a brain bleed. You can work your little biceps or pecs out all you want but you'll NEVER take a punch better for it. That's the other reality. One moment of dumbassery and you are either dead or you are a murderer if it goes the wrong way. Even I gave another kid a concussion with a single punch when I was in 8th grade - had he died, my life would have ended then and there, effectively. Another guy who went to the high school I did punched another guy in the temple, that EXACT thing happened - broke a blood vessel - head hit the ground, and he did not wake up. He died. The guy was suddenly a murderer, 30 seconds later in a COMPLETELY preventable tragedy. Because he wanted to look TOUGH. Doesn't matter who wins, you both lose. Every time. But ANYWAY, all men think they're the hardest. Or mostly all of them. Those who have actually FOUGHT before know what's really going on, know their limitations and know when to avoid it if they have any sense. Generally I wouldn't think it would be a good idea to fight at ALL, much less against someone the size of Shaq - 7'1", 300 something lbs - INTUITIVELY I know I'd lose that fight badly just due to physics - a lot more mass behind every punch, longer reach, longer arms which makes for generally more travel distance per punch which means harder hits and one hit would ROCK you harder than you'd even believe - BUT there's even in me some INTERNAL part that says "yeah but if he were attacking my wife I'd kill him no matter what" - HOW that would happen that internal part doesn't know but it just is SURE of it. Find a gun or whatever, it says. Hit him with a rock, bite out his jugular, whatever it takes, it says. That internal part is in EVERY guy, even if it's not really that realistic. So yeah. I don't see that in women. My wife is a foot shorter than me and a tiny fraction my physical strength - and she never has that notion that she could ever do anything if I wanted to hurt her - not that I would - but she often has even SAID she feels like if I get mad and raise my voice when we argue that I'm scary even though I've never so much as raised a finger to her and never would - in HER mind no matter how gentle I've been with her she's ALWAYS aware of that difference between us, and I've found that hurtful before because I know, as any decent guy knows, that I never even THINK of hurting her - I'd give my life to protect her - but JUST because of the sheer difference in physical size and strength she ALWAYS has that insecurity there if we get into a verbal argument, and sometimes she'll mention it and it'll blow my mind because to ME, that shouldn't even be a consideration because I KNOW I'd never hurt her. That's the difference. Women are KEENLY AWARE of their limitations. Men are not. Men ALWAYS think they're badasses somewhere inside. It's why we get into so many more fights than women. Not that some women never fight - not saying that - but have you ever seen a really tiny girl attacking a really huge girl and actually thinking that'll turn out well? I haven't.

I never really considered the male power fantasy thing, but you’re absolutely right. That is something we do lol

The two Avatar series and Arcane are shows that come to mind when it comes to female characters people actually like and care about. The women in these shows are diverse (but not forced) and have their own stories and obstacles to overcome. They’re strong and have had to work for what they’ve achieved and learned.

I really liked Kamala Kahn's story as the exception to this rule. She was terrible at heroing, struggled with identity and went through the learn the power to be yourself and had more dimension than they wrote so many characters with. Also had the same reaction to the Pepper Potts moment. Powers does not convey knowledge. I really wish they'd stop doing that.

I'm rewatching Attack on Titan at the moment and only from your video do I realize that Eren and Mikasa reflect the Male and Female power fantasy respectfully. Eren wants to be able to kill every titan that exists to free humanity. His goal is lofty, ambitious, worldchanging. and Mikasa wants to do anything in her power to protect Eren, aka a focused endeavor on controlling her surroundings.

Just found your channel, I as a African American woman fully agree with everything you expressed in these two videos. They think we are stupid and the points you bring up about them not writing the character fully to get an investment from the audience. Arcane comes to mind, and the amazing writing a women characters. thank you for these breakdowns I have learned so much.

You're 100% right about the lack of personality and how forced it all is. What sucks is in the comics, those same characters have PLENTY of personality. She Hulk and Captain Marvel are among my favorite Marvel characters... in the comics. As cool as it was to see them in the MCU, I still feel disappointed. I'm very much in favor of representation, but this isn't representation, it's lazy bad writing.

This was a well done breakdown/criticism with superb flow and fantastic wittiness! Guess I'll have to check out more. Cheers!

Could you do like a top strong female characters done right video? Like Ellen Ripley, Sarah Connor and whatnot?

Another good example of a female character in modern times is Ladybug from Miraculous. She has powers but she isn't as powerful as Cat noir or some of the enemies she goes up against. She wins by being smart, improvises and works along side Cat noir. She isn't an overpowered character that solves everything on her own she asks for help when she can't solve certain problems on her own. She has good and bad traits that make her relatable, she's shy, creates messes that she takes responsibility for(volpina), she becomes jealous of a girl that ends up dating a guy she has a major crush on and listens to her mentor and grows as a result of his advice and eventually takes over his role as the guardian. The sad thing is that female characters were written pretty similar to this about a decade ago and it worked really well which is why I can't understand why modern film writers can't continue to do this

Btw btw “Nonb-iron-airy person” and “Blacktain America” 🤣 clever (as someone who’s NB, I approve) also I’m glad that you’re using my “show character stats like that of a Final Fantasy 7 character” analogy.

Great point about how men and women envision "power fantasies" differently. Evolution has just shaped us in different (not better/worse) ways. Guys tend to see conflict externalized, while women seem to prefer a sort of internal conflict.

If per feminism you blame all your problems on men, once men are removed from the picture, women have to be portrayed as perfect or the premise that men are the source of all their problems is undermined. To borrow a phrase from Thanos, in feminist writing 'the Mary Sue is inevitable'. And its just kind of odd to be making combat-focused power fantasies in a country where women don't even have to register for the draft.

Mulan (the cartoon-not the remake garbage) was my favorite character!! She was just a normal girl. For the sake of her family, her loved ones she risked her life. She was scared and unskilled--but she was smart and resourceful and over came and trained and learned her skills and maximized her strengths in order to over come her weaknesses. And yet she was still a woman and soft hearted. I loved that character and movie. Plus the move had Mushu!! And that was a total plus. 😂

I can kind of believe that Pepper Pots would be able to fight, mostly because she is with Stark and he would probably train her a little. Probably as a way to defend herself.

Hey, fine video Greg. I see you are an intellectual and make some fun assertions to listen to. Great humor and memes too! I would like to watch more of your videos, but I couldn't help but notice that your audio comes in a little before your video pretty consistently. It is bothersome and I would be greatly appreciated it it were corrected. Thanks, and happy editing!

A "Mary Sue," to be a bit pedantic, is a result of all of the characters around her, not necessarily herself. It doesn't really matter that they're good at everything, are witty _and_ have a strong moral compass (e.g., Tony Stark immediately after getting out of the cave in the first Iron Man movie). That's still not a Mary Sue, or Gary Stu in the case of Tony Stark. What makes these chicks Mary Sues is how _everyone else treats her._ Specifically: Good guys are obsequious and fawning, while anyone who dislikes her is a bad guy or stupid. It doesn't alter the character to be perfect, it alters _the world around her_ so that nothing she does can be wrong, via popular opinion. In other words, it's a narcissist's wet dream.

The rise of the (fe)male power fantasy makes me appreciate the 90s Sailor Moon anime even more. She needs help saving the day and her constant victories as a superhero are balanced out by her struggles and failures in civilian life, which she always seems more invested in anyway.

The male fantasy va female fantasy argument is really interesting. I also wish I’d have control over my life but I’d choose to be instantly badass over that any day. I have an inkling it’s the opposite for my sis, I’ll have to ask her. 8:13 Princess Diaries 1 and 2 are the only princess movies I willingly watched with my little sister, I have good memories of these two.

great insight, great delivery, great summary...keep them coming!

I love how they keep instructing us on how to react when the time comes. If you need to prime your audience on how much they're supposed to love the thing your creating, then you're not creating something good. "You're going to love this! You will find this just as iconic and epic as the last time, in fact, YOU WILL LIKE IT MORE THAN THAT ONE. IF YOU DONT, YOU'RE A TOXIC PERSON AND WILL BE CANCELLED." Try harder.

Original Charol Danvers/Miss Marvel was a great character in the comics. I loved the storyarc where the discovered that she was an alcoholic and left the Avengers to figure out how to cope. It was auch a great story and it really made me Care for Charol. The Hawkeye comics where they switched between Clint living in the apartment house and Kate living in a Camper with Pizza Dog as some Kind of hero for hire was also really great. I loved it! The She-Hulk comic of the 80s were hillarious. The show got that right in Part, but there was still a lot of the bitterness left. Plus, Jen never really developed into a character in her own right. Though I hope this will happen... With the MCU the feminisation feels like younger sibblings wearing the clothes of their older brothers. It's not fair to those great Heroines! Maybe they will one day give us movies that do those women justice. Hopefully even Monica Rambeau gets the glory she deserves. Does anyone remember that Comic, where Black Panther, Luke Cage, Blade and Brother Voodoo fought vampires in New Orleans and Monica saved the day in the final battle by turning into sunlight? Great Comic! That would be the All Black MCU movie we all should watch!

this video is surprisingly good, nice demeanor followed by good logic with some examples to back it! great work

This is my favorite video you have ever done! How does Feige not get this?

It’s been a bit since watching million dollar baby. From what I remember, the dynamic between the female boxer and her coach was fairly interesting. That dynamic changed from the beginning of the movie to the end.

I like Kate Bishop as a new Hawkeye. I say her heroes journey moment was realizing that being a hero and what not wasn't as easy or as glamorous as it sounded.

This video was soo well done. I was shocked when I noticed that this channel only has less than 10k views. Anyway. Great video and analysis

Incredibly smart, funny, and insightful; you earned my subscription.

4:30 Ant Man's daughter is not terrible. She does do some activist work, but it is never shoved down our faces and it doesn't seem anything beyond your standard rebellious teen activism. Especially considering they live in Cali. And as for "building the quantum machine in the basement." She had help from Hank and Hope, it is stated she has a talent for it, but she had help from two already established brilliant people too. Also, it took time to do, its not like she built it in one night.

A great example of what you're talking about is a comparison of animated Mulan vs live action Mulan. One undergoes her heroes journey whilst the other is a born superhero.

Lol 😂 I’m following bro that clip with the dude with pink hair was a nice edit

You speak well dude, good well thought out opinions, hope your channel does well.

More than this they've twisted a key concept in the entertainment industry: escapism. A movie or a tv series are useful for make you forget about your worries or issues, at least for a while, so, what's the point to make, let alone watch, them if, nowadays, they constantly preach and remind you about these latters, real or imaginary they may be?

I never thought of it in quite those terms, but you’re right. I always thought of it as them writing women as men, and maybe that’s a part of it too. The characters (besides all having the same rude personality) have little femininity. The act and relate to others in a VERY masculine way.

Really, really, really great. You will quickly rise to the top. Bravo.

That looks like a true classic Tee. Good job Jibson!!

I read/collected superhero comics seriously in the 1980s. I liked Black Canary more than vol. 1 Wonder Woman because BC had to train harder so was more impressive in what she could do while WW was involved in politics I didn't know much about. On the other hand I loved vol. 2 WW - she was my age and new to the world. Also the world building made more sense. I was always turned off by skimpy or skintight costumes though am no longer bothered by bare arms and legs (it does make movement freer). Today, as someone who does have some fight training and a lot of mesomorphy, I'm fine with women knowing how to fight. On the other hand, women who speak up/whistleblow are often disliked and I personally relate to that - the personal risks when women challenge the status quo are more salient than "woman can do stuff!". Modern female superheroes don't really challenge the male power structure because they are following a male trajectory, taking male roles, like second-wave women wanting access to male-dominated careers. I'm not sure you can have female superheroes tackle serious women's issues because audiences would find it hard to take - a lot of people want to pretend there aren't any anymore. And yet how many women learn how to fight who haven't been abused? A woman who already knows how to fight probably has one hell of a backstory. TBH I'm not sure what kind of realistic story you can give female superheroes - they all upset too many people. I guess the only safe story is the beginner growing into her power, but then there's still the question of why does she even have or want that power?. With Marvel the cliche for female superheroes used to be "with great power comes great insanity". It's nice seeing them move away from that, at least. I wasn't aware all men thought they could kick ass without training - testosterone is a hell of a drug.

You should watch some channels that ask women what they rate themselves and you will be surprised at how many women rate themselves a 10. I think it is men and women prioritize different things because it is in our biology. Women prioritize looks because that is what men are attracted to and men prioritize skills and ability because women admire that. So many women will overrate their looks (look at the body positivity movement...every woman is beautiful) because they know that better looks will get them a higher quality mate. While men overrate their skills because nobody wants an incompetent man.

Man that is some true wisdom you're spouting! Great vid

Nice video. I don't know/care anything about the MCU or super heros but thoroughly enjoyed hearing your take. Hella funny as well.

you really hit nail on the spot with last topic. (male power fantasy) they are giving wrong thing to wrong audience

Honestly, I don't get the Hawkeye hate. 😆 Of all the characters that D+ popped (or pooped) out, Kate Bishop was probably the least annoying and actually had vulnerabilities and growth. My only gripe with that show was them doing Kingpin a little dirty at the end there.

I like your presentation style. I look forward to more content from you soon 👍

Dude, I have been binging on your videos for the last 3 days...I have finally found someone who can articulate in an excelent professional way, why force diversity is not only bad, but generates laziness in the creative process. Keep them coming!!!

I think Wonder Woman would be a good recent example 😅

I could see a bit of arrogance in Riri at first, but that changed to paranoia and nervousness around wakandans to straight up fear when in Talokan. Hopefully they improve on her, cuz I believe this one is even more likable than in the comics. In the film, she just acknowledges that she's black and smart. In the comics, she literally forces her teacher to discourage her cuz of her skin. I see potential in Riri, tbh

Love it … nicely put together 👍🏼

You hit the nail on the head when you said women like to watch their character grow in their environment. That’s definitely the entire appeal for me in a movie. I love to watch characters overcome and interact with other characters in interesting ways. Male or female character, the appeal is the same. I love the superhero characters because they have this huge responsibility to contend with and still have to find a way to interact with their world in an effective manner. I.e. Spider-Man having to interact and overcome as Peter Parker just as much as spider man. Etc so these new characters that are just instantly awesome are definitely a huge turn off. They just took the story out and left us with just a bare naked shell of a human

I like women heros. But not at the expense of making a male hero look bad.

Made me think of the quote from Godfather, "Women and children can afford to be careless, but not men." Which is why we a programed in our DNA to think about how to use the BBQ sauce as a weapon at the box store...

Gary from nerdrotic does a really great job of pointing out the problems with marvel/Disney but you sure do a great job of explaining why that is a problem.

The males having to work to achieve something, while the females just have to merely exist for their greatness, is an exact depiction of how the genders are looked at in reality.

this explains so much. I haven't been enjoying the MCU since Phase 4 started. It just felt bland and aimless and I didn't feel like I was really rooting for anybody. I was just going through the motions. I also noticed they'd constantly tear down the male characters (which really doesn't help appeal to either audience because men don't like being torn down and women don't like men being torn down either) to prop up the new female characters that were exactly the same character but female. Now I know why. It's not just with the MCU either, I've noticed other shows that take male fantasies (not just power fantasies) and have women characters doing them. Overall, yes Hollywood is very out of touch with what people want and only listen to Twitter also that bit about men's power fantasies is so true XD

Great video! It really is a shame that the MCU has taken a ton of very interesting and unique characters from the Marvel comics and condense them down to one or two boring, obnoxious, and played out character traits. There was real potential for She-Hulk and Ms. Marvel considering how well written the comics are but, unfortunately, the MCU dropped the bag yet again. Keep up the amazing content, love to see your channel growing!

I’m so glad I came across this channel it’s great

Deffo subbed fella ur doing a great job as a stunt actor the industry is all over the place. Also you need to stick a second delay on ur audio as ur lips arent in sync. 🙃

"Not all women think they're 10s." Someone should tell this guy about tiktok. Or maybe not.

Bucky should've gotten the Shield to continue his redemption arc. And Cap could've been with him to the end of the line symbolically. Would've made for some great writing.

Wow. You hit the nail right on the head. 🤣 Didn’t realize I wasn’t the only who thought like that 🤣🤣🤣

Another great chat. You really hit the mark...

i am not sure about immediate area but having to earn power i agree with. It feels empty and unreal when a character is just awesome, even if they are given extraordinary power they need to earn the ability to use that power. What makes them feel even weaker is when you make all the characters around them weak to boost them. Surrounding them with other powerful people who compliment their powers makes the more powerful. Team work is an essential skill to learn to make you powerful. The Marry Sue character is pathetic

When ever I daydream about a huge power fantasy is always about being a loved queen with beautiful dresses, not a brute, massively powerful warrior. The way I see it, in male power fantasies, men are followed and respected because they're strong; in female power fantasies, women are followed and respected because they are loved. Just look at every shounen and every shoujo, or barbie movies

Very insightful! Thanks

I am a new Sub making my way through your vids, and now my suspicion is confirmed that the book at the bottom of your pile is indeed a copy of Strong's Exhaustive Concordence. You, Sir, are an interesting fellow. The number of people who own not only own that Tome but would then also display it intentionally as backdrop for their non-theological culture commentary videos while juxtaposed with D&D paraphernalia is few indeed. I look forward to watching more.

Amen Brother!! You made some interesting points and I personally am not in to Marvel or Fantasy type movies at all but I'm sooo over this senseless 'woke' warrior mess!! Your right, even as a (brown) woman I feel all of it is sooo unrelatable. In my every day Real life, I'm either getting some form of praise, complimented, greeted or just totally left alone. Being even a women of color in todays world really isn't that difficult for me at all. I wont act like there aren't things that I feel like I can't or shouldn't do as a girl that's 5''5 and 130 pounds (for self preservation) like walking outside at night by myself for example or even during the day in certain places. I am hyper aware of the fact, what can be very normal for a Man, can be a very dangerous situation for a woman. However, I still do not agree with this whole woke situation. Its just full of ego which makes certain movies come off very unnatural dull flat purposeless and uninspiring. Like you mentioned, women do love a good build up and progression. I think that's why most women do not watch 'corn.' Don't get me wrong I Love a good sex scene but I like to see the entire process of what lead to the big climatic sex scene verses movies where in the first few minutes its a huge easy sex fest. The build up actually makes the climatic scene that much more appreciated noticeable stimulating and impressive. I do not care to see any Movie where the woman just starts off great, really strong, flawless, powerful and better than all her male counterparts just because she is a female. There is really Nothing 'woke' about it.

I think that we should be comparing these female characters with male characters in the MCU as well, not ones from different franchises. These women have fewer appearances outside their solo shows, so we'll only be looking at the first installments of the men. Tony and Thor had no weaknesses beside their character flaws. They basically win, almost not struggling in battle. Bruce struggled in controlling the Hulk, but transforming into the monster made him invulnerable. Scott was an exceptional thief and struggled using his suit in training. Strange did struggle fighting other sorcerers but never lost a battle. Only Peter and T'Challa lost some fights IN THEIR SOLO MOVIES. Natasha lost multiple fights, surviving just because she had back up. Wanda lost to Hawkeye and struggled controlling her powers which branded her a criminal. Hope lost to Ghost. For once, Carol was the first titular female MCU superhero, and she's bashed for winning her fights just by "punching harder." Yelena, Sersi, Kate, Kamala, Jennifer, and Shuri also struggled and lost in battles.

I agree with everything that you’ve said. You put it into words perfectly. The only grip I have is that (At least in my Freind groups) do generally like to see progression in character’s, and not just them being OP from the start. It’s part of the reason I love Shonen anime like One piece and Naruto, seeing someone at the very bottom grow to be one of the most powerful in their world and attain their dreams.

Iron heart's character making vibranium detector for her school project without she ever coming in contact with vibranium 🤣🤣.

Well, it is comforting to know I'm not the only man who thinks how much could I lift in order to crush a terrorist or ninja with a car. Yes, I often think of being brave and heroic in times of peril. Once, I dreamed of being an old man like Santa claus figure that grew into a Hulk claus to protect a lady from a gang of thugs. So yes, we really do think like what you described.

Dang my whole life I thought I was male but if you're right, I'm a woman. Thanks for the eye opener dawg lmao

Your breakdown was excellent. Turned what a lot of folks have been thinking into relatable concepts. 👍

Damn. This video was great! Spot on