(How weird! I was just watching this movie called 'Bad Girls' last night, and was just about to post a similar topic.)
I think what saved Sin City for me was the esthetic aspect. It didn't do much for me plot-wise, though the idea of a district run by lethal prostitutes was kind of interesting. I think this has a lot to do with that lingering question of "Am I not a good feminist for liking so and so"
After years of watching them with my Dad, i'm a sucker for some action movies, and it's a shame that there aren't more with kick-ass women. But maybe this is the same reason that I'm able to appreciate movies like Tank Girl so much - because it takes the same exciting action element, but also makes it wholly relevant to me, as a girl.
Sigourney Weaver in the Alien series is also one of my favorites.
That 'Bad Girls' movie that I watched the other day also had some pretty awesome characters - it was kind of like a feminist western, (though littered with "good-looking" save-the-day boys.)
Has anybody ever seen Born in Flames? There's a feminist shero for everybody, in that movie.
-------------------- "In actual fact the female function is to explore, discover, intent, solve problems, crack jokes, make music – all with love."
Valerie Solanas
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