A wise man (we call him “River”), recently said that men learn most of their actions from the movies they love. These are the staple “guy movies” such as “Godfather”, “Hoosiers”, “Scarface”, “Bad Boys”, “Top Gun”, or “A Land Before Time.” Especially the last one. Littlefoot was an old school baller.
That got us thinking about staple “girl movies.” What are they? I’m actually curious. What movies do women “relate to?” Most guys probably wanted to be Maverick at some point in his life but which female character do women want to be? I can only think of princess movies. Sex in the City? The women died at the end of Thelma and Louise so probably not those two.
Yes, there are some overlap. I’m sure there are a ton of women who love the Godfather, Top Gun, etc but did they love it the same way guys do and for the same reason? Rarely have I seen a Godfather poster in a girls room (yes I am sure there are some, I just don’t go into many teenage girls rooms).
What’s the point of all this? Not sure but it’s interesting (to me at least) that men have movies they “connect” with that promote honor, respect, sacrifice, and consequence albeit usually connected with vast amount of violence and mistreatment of women.
I know it’s a deeper societal issue; men are raised to be protectors, fighters, takers and thus that is what is portrayed on film. I was just curious if women felt any connection to movies that shape the way they act or feel in similar ways.
Note: yes I believe that people are shaped by more than just movies.