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guy movies have mafia members, ninjas, gladiators, boxers, plate mail, hooter girls or atleast girls that should work at hooters, blood splatter, slow motions fight scenes where guys do flipping flying knees into the side of other guys dome pieces and gunshots that are fired from the roof of cars. Dont forget fart jokes, d*ck jokes, and lots of boozing that ends in one night stands with playboy look a likes.
Girls movies have shopping, the TLC watermark at the bottom, guys that look like the dood in twilight buying roses and doing something romantic like riding in shirtless on a horse at the beach and wanting only to get to know the girl in question and nothing at all sexual. Dont forget long talking scenes where nothing at all happens, lots of tears and lots of good looking doctors that of course dont want the girl for their body but only to get to know her mentally.
I don't think there is such a thing as "guy" or "girl" movies. I think that both are general categories based on gender steroetypes.
There are plenty of films featuring women kicking ass that are appreciated by women. Conversely, there are plenty of films about sensitive men that are appreciated by men. Not every "guy" film has loud rock music and not every "girl" film has poetry, though I am sure that the people making such films are targeting those who love such ideas.
I don't think there is such a thing as "guy" or "girl" movies. I think that both are general categories based on gender steroetypes.
There are plenty of films featuring women kicking ass that are appreciated by women. Conversely, there are plenty of films about sensitive men that are appreciated by men. Not every "guy" film has loud rock music and not every "girl" film has poetry, though I am sure that the people making such films are targeting those who love such ideas.
I'm going to go ahead and have to disagree with you there. I don't necessarily agree with what the OP said either, though. There are plenty of films geared towards either gender.
Example: Sex and the City 2 is most assuredly written towards women. I doubt there is a big audience of straight men who would go see this movie if not on a date. On the other hand, a movie like Punisher: War Zone is geared towards men. There wasn't a big audience of females who rushed out to see that movie. There are exceptions, of course, but exceptions prove the rule.
Your statement is akin to saying that there aren't movies geared towards different races.
I fail to understand why it is offensive to suggest that one gender appreciates a genre of movie over another.
I'm going to go ahead and have to disagree with you there. I don't necessarily agree with what the OP said either, though. There are plenty of films geared towards either gender.
Example: Sex and the City 2 is most assuredly written towards women. I doubt there is a big audience of straight men who would go see this movie if not on a date. On the other hand, a movie like Punisher: War Zone is geared towards men. There wasn't a big audience of females who rushed out to see that movie. There are exceptions, of course, but exceptions prove the rule.
Your statement is akin to saying that there aren't movies geared towards different races.
I fail to understand why it is offensive to suggest that one gender appreciates a genre of movie over another.
I don't think that anything is offensive. However, I think that movies geared toward a particluar gender are the exception rather than the rule. For every Sex and the City, there is a Kill Bill. For every Punisher: War Zone, there is a Shawshank Redemption.
And for what it's worth, I had a straight male friend who loved the Sex and the City series. I have also known a lot of women who don't care for the series. So, I guess what I'm saying is that, while films are sometimes geared toward certain genders, that doesn't mean that a) they are the rule; and b) that the genders for whom the movie is intended appreciate the film.
What I really don't like about the categorizations is that they seem to send the message that "this is how men/women act" and reinforce steroetypes that really are not realistic and that confine people to behave only in accordance with their gender (i.e. if you are a woman and don't like Sex and the City, then you are not a woman. If you do and you are male, then you must be gay.) Not every woman likes to shop and gossip and not every man likes violence and destruction.
I don't think that anything is offensive. However, I think that movies geared toward a particluar gender are the exception rather than the rule. For every Sex and the City, there is a Kill Bill. For every Punisher: War Zone, there is a Shawshank Redemption.
And for what it's worth, I had a straight male friend who loved the Sex and the City series. I have also known a lot of women who don't care for the series. So, I guess what I'm saying is that, while films are sometimes geared toward certain genders, that doesn't mean that a) they are the rule; and b) that the genders for whom the movie is intended appreciate the film.
What I really don't like about the categorizations is that they seem to send the message that "this is how men/women act" and reinforce steroetypes that really are not realistic and that confine people to behave only in accordance with their gender (i.e. if you are a woman and don't like Sex and the City, then you are not a woman. If you do and you are male, then you must be gay.) Not every woman likes to shop and gossip and not every man likes violence and destruction.
They are just movies. The only power they have to reinforce stereotypes is the power the viewer gives them. I didn't say straight men couldn't enjoy SATC but most don't.
I also think that Kill Bill is geared more towards men than the average woman.
Of course, these are just opinions. I have nothing other than anecedotal evidence to back them up.
They are just movies. The only power they have to reinforce stereotypes is the power the viewer gives them. I didn't say straight men couldn't enjoy SATC but most don't.
I also think that Kill Bill is geared more towards men than the average woman.
Of course, these are just opinions. I have nothing other than anecedotal evidence to back them up.
Well, regardless of the fact that movies are not real, they are still very influential. So, to say that they are "just" movies is really naive. All you have to do is look at the amount of dalmatian puppies bought after the movie 101 Dalmatians to realize that movies are very powerful in influencing the actions of their viewers.
And, unfortunately, regardless of how they reinforce stereotypes, they do, which is evident in the fact that you and the OP refer to "guy" and "girl" movies as those that typify gender roles and the "average" man/woman. You both have very clear definitions of what defines men and women, and I imagine that you have gotten a lot of those definitions from film and television, which is why both are referred to as "mass communication."
However, as you pointed out, neither are "real," which is what bothers me about them b/c regardless of they're not being real, they are still very influential and understood to reflect cultural values and norms (i.e. reality).
You'll also note that it is very rare that a "guy flick" or a "chick flick" is a blockbuster. Focusing your film on a segmented audience isn't exactly a recipe for success.
One of the reasons that IRON MAN was such a huge hit a few years ago is because it appealed to kids, guys, but it also had a huge female audience. Lots of women not only went to see IRON MAN, they went to see it 2 or 3 times.
One of the reasons Sex and the City 2 will be on DVD in 6 months is that (as someone already pointed out) no straight guy is going to go see it unless his girlfriend drags him there.
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