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[moominmolly]

I haven't seen Up yet. I probably will. But when I first read the synopsis, something snapped: AAAUUUUGH YET ANOTHER ADVENTURE MOVIE ABOUT A BOY OMFG. I think I bored everyone that day with my blah blah no movies about girls blah blah blah. But all I've seen so far are people talking about how good it was, or how sad, or possibly both. Nothing new there, really. So it was wonderful to catch this on twitter: "Ask Pixar to make a movie about a girl? Why, that's just P.C. B.S.!", referencing this open letter on NPR.org, entitled "Dear Pixar, from all the girls with band-aids on their knees". Read them both. It won't take long. (Also of note: a column about the Bechdel rule, and how hard it is to find movies that fit it.)

No point here, just life as usual.

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[metagnat.livejournal.com]

I had the same reaction, myself. It's part of the reason I haven't seen "Up", in spite of friends raving about it.

I always have the same problem with the action & scifi movies I love so much. For instance - dammit, Star Trek. You were updating it and you had a chance to take more of the female characters and make them more awesome. Granted, they took Uhura to a new place, but at the cost of any other female characters at all. Not even a Nurse Chapel to be seen.

-E

[moominmolly.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's why I haven't seen it, either. I can only hope that the inevitable sequel to the new Star Trek will include at least one more female character. Cinematical (http://www.cinematical.com/2009/05/12/new-trek-has-it-all-except-strong-female-characters/) agrees with you.

[dbang.livejournal.com]

"Not even a Nurse Chapel to be seen."

Perhaps not seen, but at least heard.

[ukelele.livejournal.com]

Chapel was briefly referenced, iirc. Possibly as a doctor. Very brief.