Why Modern Movies Suck - The Strong Female Character

People don't dislike female characters. They dislike poorly written characters.

Don’t forget the first ever female character to be strong: Jennifer Lawrence

Write female _characters_ Not _female_ characters.

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Mulan is the perfect example of what you are talking about. In the original animated Mulan, she started off as a weak recruit that was trained and hardened into a fighter. She learned to fight using her speed and intelligence, not brute force. In the live action remake, she started off with a special ability that allowed her to quickly excel with little effort. The first one could be seen as inspiration for girls to exceed despite what hinders them. The remake just says, "she exceeded because she had special powers."

Ripley was done perfectly. She was often scared, indecisive, bested in battle, belittled by her male coworkers, and even - gasp - cried now and again. At the same time, she was 100% grade A badass.

Sarah Connor remains one of the most compelling female leads - she totally comes across as more than capable to best most men she encounters as she actually put in the work to convincingly portray the part. Yet in T2 the second she encounters the terminator she collapses in fear and flees, as she is self aware and understands her limitations. And NO ONE with a functional brain or beating heart thinks any less of her for it.

This can be so dangerous for girls/women, too. The fantasy that they can physically fight men and win can be deadly in real life. And I'm a woman trained in martial arts... where we were taught to avoid fights if at all possible.

No faults. No learning. No suffering. No realism. No story.

"Strong" female character is not only poor writing, but it's also toxic masculinity repackaged in a feminine presenting body.