Table of contents:
- 1. The Godfather
- 2. Pretty woman
- 3. Sex and the City
- 4. Grease
- 5. James Bond
- 6. Fifty Shades of Gray
- 7. Memory diary
Video: 13 films about real macho who have become classics of world cinema
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
The films that will be discussed in this review are watched and reviewed with pleasure by millions of people around the world, but if you think about it, all these stories of love, friendship and everyday dramas are full of male chauvinism. In each of these films, the macho image is brought to the fore. However, it is possible that it is for this reason that all these films are so popular with women.
1. The Godfather
Michael Corleone is shown as a man for whom family is everything, but the way he treats his wife Kay proves the opposite. He underestimates her and slowly changes everything that was attractive to Kay at first in order to turn her into a submissive wife who fits into the image of the classic "Italian mother."
2. Pretty woman
While everyone is used to thinking of this film as a great love story in which a millionaire falls in love with a prostitute, it's worth remembering one fact. Financial tycoon Edward Lewis always sees Vivian as an object that he can buy … even when he is already in love with her.
3. Sex and the City
While this may seem like a great example of a showcase for women's empowerment at first glance, in reality, both the show and the films demonstrate the opposite. Carrie is willing to do and change anything to keep Mysteg Big with her. This impression only intensifies when she, it seems, will never give him another chance after a failed wedding. But she does it again, eventually to suffer again because of the selfishness of her passion in the future.
4. Grease
In this favorite film of the older generation, literally all the shots are saturated with the spirit of the so-called "machismo". Danny is initially completely suited to the role of a macho, and Sandy ends up "reaching" for him to match. Although Danny was willing to give in, he chose to let Sandy turn into a "bad girl."
5. James Bond
Best Secret Agent is also the protagonist of one of the most sexist sagas in the world. All films in this series can be safely included in this list, especially if you remember the roles played by women, especially "Bond girls".
6. Fifty Shades of Gray
At first glance, Anastasia Steele and Christian Gray may seem like a fantastic couple without any taboos in terms of sexual issues. In reality, they have a slightly unequal relationship, in which Christian dominates not only sexually.
7. Memory diary
The film has become one of the favorites of people who love romance, but if you carefully analyze it, it turns out that the sweet story only once again confirms the hackneyed cliché that “when a woman says“no”, it means“yes”. In the movie, things work out well for the couple, but in real life, many women (and men) feel uneasy about this scenario.
8. Fight Club
Although everyone knows that the protagonist has significant personality problems, Marla treats him like "trash" and also treats him horribly at some points.
9,500 days of summer
The film is simply amazing and the plot is deliberately told from Tom's perspective. It's so well done that the audience doesn't notice that the hero who misbehaves is basically Tom. Summer is one of the most hated and misunderstood women in film today.
10 The Little Mermaid
The 6-year-old little mermaid breaks her whole life to get legs, climb onto dry land and be with a man she has only seen once in her life and with whom she has not even exchanged a single word. Worst of all, it's a children's movie.
11 Scarface
Although, in the end, Elvira leaves, which is only the moment in the film when Tony states that he considers her a wonderful piece of decoration for his mansion.
12 Halloween
Laurie Strode is the target of serial killer Mike Myers. Although the character, played by Jamie Lee Curtis, is the main victim, she is insanely annoying that she practically does not try to protect herself, and when she finally does, Dr. Loomis arrives and rescues her. Fortunately, the situation has changed slightly in its latest version, released in 2018.
13 High School Musical
Although the story is about a group of schoolchildren, the character with the strongest storyline is Troy. The role of the girl is not so outstanding and she eventually contacts the captain of the basketball team, who seems to be the "center of the universe" for everyone.
Of course, now many can deny such facts and say that this is an exaggeration, however, if you put aside the personal attitude to these films and analyze them, it will not be difficult to find that all films have a significant degree of "masculinity" and "machismo" in their stories.
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