Films with a feminist angle

Omg! Ignore that post. Typing with my phone and that was a wreck. Where did my spell check and paragraph go?

2 Indian films with subtitles . MOM is revenge movie with strong female lead avenging dreadful rape of stepdaughter
SHON Is about two policewomen and their roles within the justice system . Low key but interesting insight.
Both on Netflix ( international)

I don't think self made on netflix is a feminist movie. The basis of the true story of was taken away and switched to suit netflix. The educated women madam joined was not after she had started the hair products but it was when she was still a wash woman. They taught her business. These were women who were already travelling the country. She did not give those women a voice among men. In that show, those women deserved there recognition as feminist. They helped her progress from washing clothes.

Both leading women were made to fight in the netflix show but in real life they were both millionaires in their own right who dersved a better film or tv show to what was offered by netflix. It I'd believed that the women cjwalker hot ideas of hair products from became a millionaire first and not what was portrayed.

The colourism portrayed is part of misogynior and they carried it through the whole show. They adapted the life story and changed everything about it. It makes me wonder why netflix allowed or agreed to such a thing. Why change the most important parts of the storyline when most people don't know who madam cj Walker is. They have heard of her but not how she became who she is or her legacy for being the blue print for selling products like Avon.

Its definitely not feminist tv show.

Oh I love Working Girl but it’s a guilty pleasure for a feminist. Melanie Griffith vacuuming while topless is just the tip of the iceberg.

Still though, “six thousand dollars? It’s not even leather!”

Caramel, it is a Lebanese film about a woman who runs a beauty salon. She is in a relationship with a shitty married guy, but sees the light in the end. There are other characters but it’s been a while since I saw it. One is terrified of getting old, one is a lesbian finding it difficult to come out, one spends all her time caring for her sister.

Oh yes @Wearywithteens The Heat is great fun.

I love Melissa McCarthy, she’s a rare talent. She stars in the film I mentioned above “Can You Ever Forgive Me”, but it’s very different to her usual thing.

Ralph Breaks the Internet has some amazingly strong female characters in it. Watched it tonight.

The Australian film Shame is very good. About young men getting away with rape in small town Australia, and a woman fighting it.

I liked Tank Girl too!

I loved The Craft as well which I think was from a similar time period. I'd categorise that as part feminist part mean girls!

Thanks Love51 I can't remember much about it. Might have to search it out and rewatch.

I remember Tank Girl! Definitely feminist imho, the little girl she is friends with gets taken to work in a brothel and Tank Girl rescues her!
I enjoyed Charlie's Angels but don't think of it as feminist because the girls are controlled by Charlie. But it is a film with 3 strong female leads, so not anti-feminist!

Unbelievable on Netflix is brilliant - a police procedural about rape where the police leads are women - and they're angry. So rare to see this kind of story from a feminist perspective, and it's really well done. It's an 8-part miniseries; perfect for lockdown.

I think you would like The Witch. All about Calvinism and the scapegoating of young women.

Does anyone remember Tank Girl? It must be about 20 years since I watched so I can't remember if it was truly feminist but it had a strong female lead. A bit Tomb Raider but more offbeat I think.

There's a good feature length doc on Prime at the minute (so not a film strictly) called Falling for a Killer - it's about Ted Bundy but with the focus on the women whose lives he affected, set to a backdrop of 2nd wave feminism in the US. It's surprisingly good considering the topic.

I will!

ot sure about feminist, but hereditary is amazing horror mostly about a woman dealing with grief. as is the babadook as well !

i second made in dagenham.
moana and brave for cuddlier films.

Misbehaviour - it was released in the cinemas just before lockdown. Brilliant film!

Let me know what you think!

I'm really looking forward to it now Ball, thank you so much. I was just worried that it would heap more misogynistic shit upon Nicole and I couldn't bear that but now I know it is feminist...bring it on!!💪

It’s a very complicated story, and the drama does a very good job of telling it. You’ll hate him, but you won’t hate the series. I also recommend the documentary.

Ball I am going to watch this tomorrow for sure!! I had always wanted to but I feel such rage against that Simpson POS I was worried I would hate it because I hate him!!

@DaydreamingDay

It’s so good, I’ve watched the series three times now and been hooked back in every time. An insane story, with so many outrageous characters you can barely credit it as true.