now THAT is how you spend a Saturday

[alexseanchai]

Went to the movie theater. Saw Avengers, Snow White and the Huntsman, and Brave.

ALL THE FEELS.

Most of the feels do not go into words, but I am buying all three movies at my earliest opportunity. I actually lost count of how often Brave passed Bechdel. Also Natasha Romanov STOLE THE FUCKING SHOW and anyone who tells you otherwise was not watching the same movie I saw. Also Natasha/Maria plz?

Quoth the Roger Ebert review: "Brave" seems at a loss to deal with [Merida] as a girl and makes her a sort of honorary boy. UH NO. NO SHE IS NOT. GIRLS CAN DO ARCHERY AND BE OUTDOORSY AND BE BADASS TOO. AND HAVE FUN FINDING A BOY WHO CAN SEW. Okay that last isn't quite fair, but it's fair enough considering the setting.

Comments

[anaraine]

That sounds like a most awesome day! (Especially because those are three movies I want to see toooo.) Thoughts on SW&tH?

[alexseanchai]

All spoilery, I'm afraid. Does that bother you?

[anaraine]

Not at all! If you feel like sharing, I feel like hearing.

[alexseanchai]

Snow was LOCKED UP FOR TEN YEARS HOW DOES SHE KNOW ANYTHING.

Whoever said Ravenna's self-image depends on Ravenna being the victim? Even though Ravenna is a sorcerer of terrifying power? TOTALLY RIGHT.

Seriously could have lived without the explicit statement that this is a Christian nation.

Might have been nice to have forewarning that the sapient inhabitants of this country are not universally human. Also, female dwarves, why are there not any?

[anaraine]

*wrinkles nose* I was hoping the Christian thing was a (heavily) ~implied~ bit, rather than explicit. I remember reading about that somewhere. *sadface*

(Otherwise, I am still super excited to get to watch this movie.)

[alexseanchai]

Nope. Snow says an Our Father. That's as explicit as it's possible to get.

[anaraine]

Grarh.