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Old 06-15-2017, 09:19 AM   #31
ernie
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Was the lead role overly sexualized? My wife and I really loved The Force Awakens because Rey was not sexualized and she was just a great action hero.
I don't think they overly sexualized the lead role at all. I mean she is undeniably attractive throughout the movie but this wasn't a CGI airbrushed movie when it came to the women. There were wrinkles, women with muscles, women with soft middles, thighs wiggling when jumps were landed etc. She wears a superhero costume as all other superheroes do which are all sexualized to a degree. However, I think her costumes were actually pretty understated for a superhero movie.

It was a worry we had going into the movie that it was just going to be more of a T&A fest in the guise of a superhero movie (especially with an 11 year old daughter). It isn't. It's a superhero movie, and a good one, with a female lead that, yes, is attractive. But it's not exploitative on any level IMO. That very much sets it apart from previous incarnations of WW which did have that element.
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