Modern Cinema Patronises Young Women - Baggage Claim

Baggage Claim is a YouTuber and movie critic. There have been a lot of female leads in TV and cinema over the last few years. She-Hulk, Captain Marvel, Dr Strange 2 and The Rings Of Power all showed women leading the charge, but just how aspirational and admirable are these role models for the women that watch them? Is it treating them like mature humans or patronising them like fragile idiots? Expect to learn how cultural narcissism has taken hold of Hollywood, why perfect female characters teach women nothing about how to be a good person, why Hollywood relies on performative empathy to feel good, the problem with She-Hulk's dating life, why no one is going to be guilted into watching anything, the lessons to learn from Bros romcom failure and much more... Sponsors: Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get over 37% discount on all products site-wide from MyProtein at https://bit.ly/proteinwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Subscribe to Baggage Claim on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/BaggageClaim Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #feminism #shehulk #narcissism - 00:00 Intro 00:19 Emotional Evolution of James Bond 10:11 Unrealistic Female Characters 14:14 How She-Hulk Patronises Women 23:57 Does Woke Fan-baiting Work? 31:49 Reducing Galadriel’s Roles of Mother & Wife 37:48 Cultural Narcissism in Marvel 45:54 Is Meghan Markle Going Too Far? 53:00 Increasing Gap Between Critic & Audience Reviews 59:42 What is the True Role of a Studio? 1:04:41 The Next 5 Years of Cinema 1:14:06 Where to Find Baggage Claim - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Baggage ClaimguestChris Williamsonhost

Oct 31, 20221h 14mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: October 31, 2022
Duration: 1h 14m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Baggage Claim is a YouTuber and movie critic. There have been a lot of female leads in TV and cinema over the last few years. She-Hulk, Captain Marvel, Dr Strange 2 and The Rings Of Power all showed women leading the charge, but just how aspirational and admirable are these role models for the women that watch them? Is it treating them like mature humans or patronising them like fragile idiots? Expect to learn how cultural narcissism has taken hold of Hollywood, why perfect female characters teach women nothing about how to be a good person, why Hollywood relies on performative empathy to feel good, the problem with She-Hulk's dating life, why no one is going to be guilted into watching anything, the lessons to learn from Bros romcom failure and much more... Sponsors: Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get over 37% discount on all products site-wide from MyProtein at https://bit.ly/proteinwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Subscribe to Baggage Claim on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/BaggageClaim Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #feminism #shehulk #narcissism - 00:00 Intro 00:19 Emotional Evolution of James Bond 10:11 Unrealistic Female Characters 14:14 How She-Hulk Patronises Women 23:57 Does Woke Fan-baiting Work? 31:49 Reducing Galadriel’s Roles of Mother & Wife 37:48 Cultural Narcissism in Marvel 45:54 Is Meghan Markle Going Too Far? 53:00 Increasing Gap Between Critic & Audience Reviews 59:42 What is the True Role of a Studio? 1:04:41 The Next 5 Years of Cinema 1:14:06 Where to Find Baggage Claim - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Baggage Claim
guest
Chris Williamson
host

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Baggage Claim and Chris Williamson, Modern Cinema Patronises Young Women - Baggage Claim explores modern Cinema’s ‘Perfect’ Heroines Patronize Women And Weaken Male Heroes Chris Williamson and YouTuber Baggage Claim argue that modern blockbuster cinema, especially Marvel, Star Wars and Rings of Power–style franchises, has shifted from telling human-centered stories to pushing activist narratives that patronize women and humiliate traditional male heroes.

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