Movies Little Women (2019) and Little Men (ie you!)

[Husky_Khan]

Studios apparently refer to films like these as 'needle in the eye' movies because Men would rather be poked in the eye with a needle then watch this 19th century period family drama pertaining to a coming of age story that catered to young women. Plus... just the title alone would be problematic.

Worse, even according to the excellent reporting of Vanity Fair and the New York Times, not only are Men ruining this film by not seeing it, but it's clearly being SNUBBED by the patriarchy in charge of movie awards that Brie Larson warned us about not to long ago or something.

Will Men Go See ‘Little Women’? Director Gillian Armstrong Faced the Same Worry in 1994

Armstrong says studio fears over "Little Women's" accessibility played a part in the film's limited budget.

www.indiewire.com

 

[Lanmandragon]

So are men supposed to actually like a book written for little girls? God the stupidity burns sometimes.

 

[LifeisTiresome]

So are men supposed to actually like a book written for little girls? God the stupidity burns sometimes.

Its very simple. Men are evil and we should not expect to be catered to anymore aka movies or whatever are no longer made for us but we still need to support said movies otherwise we are evil misogynists.

 

[Harlock]

I enjoyed the book, favourite moments include the part when the main character tries to defeat the former mentor but doesn't have the high ground and gets dismembered, and where the plucky one has to escape that Dodge Charger by driving that badass Mustang through the streets of San Francisco.



Disclaimer, I haven't read it.

 

[ShieldWife]

I like the book and thought that the 90’s movie was pretty good. Then again, I’m a girl. The book actually wasn’t feminist in the modern sense. All of the girls in the book had these character flaws and the novel was about them overcoming these character flaws. The attitude of modern feminism is that women (unless they are conservative) are flawless and that the world needs to change to accommodate them.

I’m vaguely interested in the new movie, but it looks way too feministy for me, too modern in its approach and politics.

Is Little Women a story that only women would like? Not necessarily, my husband saw the 90’s movie and liked it reasonably well even if it’s not his favorite.

We can have stories about women/girls for women/girls that aren’t pushing a feminist agenda. In fact, it’s really important to have such stories. We should admit that not everything is for everybody else well.

 

[LifeisTiresome]

I like the book and thought that the 90’s movie was pretty good. Then again, I’m a girl. The book actually wasn’t feminist in the modern sense. All of the girls in the book had these character flaws and the novel was about them overcoming these character flaws. The attitude of modern feminism is that women (unless they are conservative) are flawless and that the world needs to change to accommodate them.

I’m vaguely interested in the new movie, but it looks way too feministy for me, too modern in its approach and politics.

Is Little Women a story that only women would like? Not necessarily, my husband saw the 90’s movie and liked it reasonably well even if it’s not his favorite.

We can have stories about women/girls for women/girls that aren’t pushing a feminist agenda. In fact, it’s really important to have such stories. We should admit that not everything is for everybody else well.

Indeed. Like don't get me wrong with my post. I don't hate Little Women. I have no particular issue with it. I just have problem with feminists telling us men that its not made for us but then demanding that we pay money for something not meant for us in order to support women.

 

[Deleted member]

I chose the answer which would be endorsed by Reading Rainbow.

 

[Captain X]

IP that appeals mostly to men: *exists, and is successful*
Feminists: "This IP needs to change to appeal more to women!"

IP that appeals mostly to women: *exists, but is not successful*
Feminists: "Men need to change so this IP appeals more to them!"