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Topic subjectIt's not complex on a character level.
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686488, It's not complex on a character level.
Posted by Frank Longo, Mon Oct-06-14 10:56 PM
I said it's complex in terms of Gender Statement. If you want to try to unpack what it's saying about gender, especially women (if you think it's saying anything at all), then there's plenty of material here for arguments/counter-arguments. Flynn came up with a female lead one person could view as boldly feminist and another could view as a hateful misogynist depiction-- and both would have ample evidence at their disposal.

Again, that's if you think it wants to make a statement on gender at all, that perhaps it's merely good pulpy trashy fun and reading farther into it is a moot point-- that the perceived "complexity" is a result of Flynn not thinking whatsoever about shaping an argument one way or the other.