tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024221466886858685.post5792704094130339038..comments2023-07-17T01:12:58.929-07:00Comments on The Ninja Squid: No Ma'am: The Infuriating Phenomenon of Poorly Written Female Characters in Hong Kong Fantasy FilmsAmberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07759239595071666263noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024221466886858685.post-44080662626119702372011-11-22T19:58:34.715-08:002011-11-22T19:58:34.715-08:00Hi YTSL, as I said, there are some very notable ex...Hi YTSL, as I said, there are some very notable exceptions, and I definitely should have listed "Swordsman III" among them. I love "Heroic Trio", but I guess I was thinking more along the lines of period films. <br /><br />Thanks for reading, your two cents are always welcome!Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759239595071666263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024221466886858685.post-66438001569996901352011-11-22T07:32:56.771-08:002011-11-22T07:32:56.771-08:00Hi there --
I realize this post is three weeks ol...Hi there --<br /><br />I realize this post is three weeks old but I only just came across it now, so hope you don't mind my adding my two cents late.<br /><br />Frankly, thought that Hong Kong fantasy films are, taken as a whole, a genre that actually has more and better female characters than many other cinematic categories -- including Hollywood fantasy films.<br /><br />Some of my favorite Hong Kong fantasy (action) films with strong/interesting female characters: "Swordsman II", "Swordsman III: The East is Red", "Dragon Inn", "Butterfly and Sword", "Fong Sai Yuk", "Iron Monkey", "The Valiant Ones", "The Heroic Trio", "Green Snake" and "The Fate of Lee Khan"...<br /><br />...but, then, I didn't mind the female characters in "Zu: Warriors of the Magic Mountain" -- so what do I know! ;(YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8024221466886858685.post-31910886971062053252011-10-30T09:55:28.580-07:002011-10-30T09:55:28.580-07:00YEP. The child/goddess/slut stereotypes are so dr...YEP. The child/goddess/slut stereotypes are so draining. There are rare exceptions to the rule of fantasy females (e.g. "Juliet In Love") but I'll have to keep my eye out for a female wuxia/kung fu/gun fu character that acts like a person. I can't think of any right now. And that is sad.achillesgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04205640762395962293noreply@blogger.com