I would like to issue an open invitation for anyone to name any book or movie (which I have already seen/read or feel like seeing/reading) with a protagonist I cannot damn as well as the Last Psychiatrist has apparently done with Katniss*. He’s making shit up because it amuses him to take this contrarian position. There’s nothing insightful here, just elegant bull.
*said damning may or may not take the form of feminist criticism, depending, although this is reasonably likely to be as good an approach as any
The only thing you mention that I’ve seen is Princess Mononoke. (I watched part of Haibane Renmei but not all of it and barely remember the contents.) I’ll brush up on Mononoke and get back to you.
ETA: It has become apparent that I do not have enough interest in this project to rewatch a movie. (Unlike reading a book, I can’t really do that faster if I want.) Oh well.
I would like to issue an open invitation for anyone to name any book or movie (which I have already seen/read or feel like seeing/reading) with a protagonist I cannot damn as well as the Last Psychiatrist has apparently done with Katniss*. He’s making shit up because it amuses him to take this contrarian position. There’s nothing insightful here, just elegant bull.
*said damning may or may not take the form of feminist criticism, depending, although this is reasonably likely to be as good an approach as any
This could be interesting. In no particular order.
Morgaine, The Mists of Avalon.
Rakka and/or Reki, Haibane Renmei.
San, Princess Mononoke.
Lessa, The Dragonriders of Pern.
The Rowan, The Tower and the Hive.
I’d add Saber and Irisviel from Fate/Zero, but I haven’t seen it yet. No doubt you’d do a bang-up job on Fate/Stay Night’s Saber.
The only thing you mention that I’ve seen is Princess Mononoke. (I watched part of Haibane Renmei but not all of it and barely remember the contents.) I’ll brush up on Mononoke and get back to you.
ETA: It has become apparent that I do not have enough interest in this project to rewatch a movie. (Unlike reading a book, I can’t really do that faster if I want.) Oh well.
His point wasn’t that she was (necessarily) a bad character, just that she wasn’t what the media and general public wanted her to be.
Cazaril, Curse of Chalion
of course I don’t know if you’ve seen it.
Haven’t seen it. What’s it about?