tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743841912028246535.post7016048433642630135..comments2023-10-10T06:48:40.299-03:00Comments on the feminist librarian: Movienotes: Jaws, In Bruges & Silent Hillannajcookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17573723390785613915noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743841912028246535.post-58141299049117761832009-06-07T10:47:34.516-03:002009-06-07T10:47:34.516-03:00Jordan, that's an interesting new twist to the...Jordan, that's an interesting new twist to the 'Silent Hill' story -- thanks for commenting! I wasn't aware of the changes from the video game to the movie. It's sad that, given the gender narratives of our culture, each version has problems in terms of depicting the proper roles of parents, male and female. As you say -- being a fiercely protective parent isn't a gendered activity! Weird that the director thought it had to be.annajcookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17573723390785613915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743841912028246535.post-18362040075593015572009-06-06T16:54:00.189-03:002009-06-06T16:54:00.189-03:00err. By "the movie" I obviously meant Si...err. By "the movie" I obviously meant Silent Hill. I somehow forgot that there were three reviews in this entry.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14499792196764285574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8743841912028246535.post-74904303234815286492009-06-06T16:53:23.668-03:002009-06-06T16:53:23.668-03:00What's particularly interesting about the gend...What's particularly interesting about the gender balance of the movie is that the video game followed basically the same story (parent searching for lost child in haunted and twisted town), but the main character was the girl's father. <br /><br />The director claims to have switched the characters because he felt that Harry (the father in the video game) was playing a "distinctly feminine" role by....I don't know....caring about his daughter? Because apparently caring about kids is womens' work. Anyway, he felt that he was making the narrative more "true" by occupying Harry's place with a woman. <br /><br />Which I don't even know how to untangle. It led to the movie featuring a lot of strong female characters (The police officer, Cybil, is lifted more faithfully from the game), but his reason for doing it is just so heinously sexist.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14499792196764285574noreply@blogger.com