Tag: Gwendoline Christie

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Relevant timestamp: 1:27

Gwendoline Christie and Stephen Colbert discussing the notability of her roles as

Captain Phasma and Brienne of Tarth and how their images relate to the standard look of women in fiction.
It’s sad that female characters in practical, gender-neutral armor are still considered novelty and how the basic human decency of designing non-sexualized woman needs to be treated like something that deserves praise. 

Here’s hoping that Phasma, with extended role compared to Force Awakens, will have an interesting storyline that enriches her intimidating and mysterious presence.

~Ozzie

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens’s Captain Phasma, Unmasked

Star Wars: The Force Awakens’s Captain Phasma, Unmasked

I particularly like how, in this interview about a dress of all things, Gwendoline addresses the reason why Captain Phasma’s armor is so striking.

“…normally the kind of female characters that we see in films, we see the way in which they’re made flesh.  We see the outlines of their body. But this is a character who is wearing armor, and as a consequence we are forced to judge her or interact with her… form a relationship on her character and due to her actions.”

This is the power that you give characters when you don’t lean on sexualized tropes, objectification and the false idol of “sex sells”.

– wincenworks

(ht: @itsgoodtobeming)

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens’s Captain Phasma, Unmasked

Star Wars: The Force Awakens’s Captain Phasma, Unmasked

I particularly like how, in this interview about a dress of all things, Gwendoline addresses the reason why Captain Phasma’s armor is so striking.

“…normally the kind of female characters that we see in films, we see the way in which they’re made flesh.  We see the outlines of their body. But this is a character who is wearing armor, and as a consequence we are forced to judge her or interact with her… form a relationship on her character and due to her actions.”

This is the power that you give characters when you don’t lean on sexualized tropes, objectification and the false idol of “sex sells”.

– wincenworks

(ht: @itsgoodtobeming)