" It was just such a ridiculously hollow attempt at creating a woman Zach Braff thought was ideal without give her anything outside of what might enthrall the tether . "
Recently, Reddit userSkywalkersAltaskedabout the most obvious instances of a woman’s character being written by a man, and y’all, these examples have me furious. Here are 24 female movie characters who were very clearly written — or at least directed — by a dude.
1.Snow White inSnow White and the Huntsman(played byKristen Stewart)
2.Kim inEdward Scissorhands(played byWinona Ryder)
3.Jean Tatlock fromOppenheimer(played byFlorence Pugh)
4.Natasha/Black Widow inAvengers: Age of Ultron(played by Scarlett Johansson)
5.Ali Parker inDraft Day(played by Jennifer Garner)
6.Kat inTenet(played by Elizabeth Debicki)
7.Janet Armstrong inFirst Man(played by Claire Foy)
8.Harley Quinn inSuicide Squad(played by Margot Robbie)
9.Sam fromGarden State(played by Natalie Portman)
10.And fellow two-dimensional manic pixie dream girl, Samantha/Art3mis fromReady Player One(played by Olivia Cooke)
11.Donna inMamma Mia! Here We Go Again(played by Lily James)
12.Alison Scott inKnocked Up(played by Katherine Heigl)
13.Madison inSplash(played by Daryl Hannah)
14.Ellen inNational Lampoon’s Vacation(played by Beverly D’Angelo)
15.Ellie inYesterday(played by Lily James)
16.Brand and Murph inInterstellar(played by Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain)
17.Laney inShe’s All That(played by Rachael Leigh Cook)
18.Inez inMidnight in Paris(played by Rachel McAdams)
19.Padmé inStar Wars(played by Natalie Portman)
20.Mikaela Banes inTransformers(played by Megan Fox)…though for this one, it’s actually the directing and shooting, not the writing, that makes her character feel like she was created by a man
21.Eady inHeat(played by Amy Brenneman)
22.Laya inBorn a Champion(played by Katrina Bowden)
23.Annie inField of Dreams(played by Amy Madigan)
24.And finally…“90% of Bond girls,” but especially Pussy Galore fromGoldfinger(played by Honor Blackman)
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