Cowards & Awakened Women VS Heroes & Bitch

Leonard 2022-01-13 08:03:48

Compared with the 1971 Dustin Hoffman version in 2000, the biggest difference is the portrayal of the heroine Amy. It is said that after the 1971 version was released, the heroine was rendered too childish, coquettish, self-willed, and neurotic. At that time, she suffered a lot of feminist protests. I have seen the 1971 version. The heroine Amy does have a personality. Defects, this is not a problem with actors, but at that time when the script was created, there was no clearer and more powerful role positioning, which was biased towards women.
In the 2000 version, the heroine Amy has repeatedly awakened the hero’s self-awareness. There have been several episodes in the movie:
1. Amy complained to her husband that her body was coveted. The reaction is that flies do not bite seamless eggs, who told you not to wear a bra. This kind of patriarchal thought made Amy angry, so she took revenge on the workers and undressed;
2. At the picnic, the mentally retarded was beaten by the coach. Amy was the only person who rushed forward to stop him, but the male protagonist secretly told her not to get muddled. Water, do not want to provoke others;
3. The biggest difference in the end is that the mental retardation is brought into the home, and it is also Amy's insistence that the male protagonist has to be forced to walk on the road to completely meet the group of people.
The details of Amy’s persuasion to her husband are everywhere in the film to highlight Amy’s independent female consciousness: for example, when playing chess with the male lead, the male lead said that you don’t need to learn to play chess to please me. Amy’s answer is I am not trying to please you, but to defeat you; and when the cat was hanged, Amy found out the gun left by his father to defend himself. When the two had a dispute, Amy yelled and they entered your house. ! Hanged your cat! What kind of TMD evidence are you still discussing with me so calmly? !
I don’t want to talk about the 1971 version, just this one from 2000. When I saw the comments in the comments, everyone was still one-sided and still praising the male protagonist for being calm, courageous, and wise. I couldn’t bear it. The male lead in 2000 and the male lead in 1971 are completely different people, okay? The Straw Dog in 2000 and the Straw Dog in 1971 are also completely different movies, okay?
A coward, a hero; a bitch, a woman who defends her self-esteem. Please make a serious decision after reading.

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Straw Dogs quotes

  • David Sumner: [to Amy] Get your daddy's gun and shoot anyone that's not me.

  • [last lines]

    David Sumner: I got 'em all.

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