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‘Suicide Squad’ concept art shows different looks for Harley Quinn

‘Suicide Squad’ concept art shows different looks for Harley Quinn

Could people behind blockbuster adaptations please stop using the whole “it empowers her” talk to explain why they decided to put a female character in a weirdly skimpy outfit? Especially when it’s either unfaithful to the source material or really the part of source material that probably shouldn’t be reproduced.

~Ozzie

“Hawley said she got the idea for Harley’s costumes by looking at Instagram accounts of Mexican drug cartels and the attire that rock and roll icons like Debbie Harry, Courtney Love, and Patti Smith wore.

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Of course, it’s not really surprising that the final result looks very little like any of those or that various incarnations of Harley Quinn (such as the Arkham games) are not cited as the top reference.  After all.

The real priorities and influences on these designs are pretty obvious, even before David Ayer ranted them out. 

 – wincenworks

(ht: @prophetofslaughter)

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Ghost in the Shell

@whereismywizardhat submitted:

THE MARKETING

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THE LESS CREEPY MARKETING

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Oh boy does Ghost in the Shell look like it’s going to be the latest in comic book adaptations that misses the point at every level.  Aside from the obvious issues with white washing the protagonist and relocating from a fictional city to a real one (seriously, just make a new story) we now have, well their approach to whether or not to sexualize the protagonist.

The original 1995 anime movie adaptation made a few changes to the protagonist Major Motoko Kusanagi, she was shifted from being a young woman who performed frequent fan service and was very emotionally expressive to a sterner woman who might be in her forties with on brief periods of non-sexual nudity.  Unsurprisingly, given the tone and weight of the subject matter, it went over really well with audiences.

Based off the recent collection of images, the makers of the latest adaptation are trying to have their cake and eat it too.

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Which is ridiculous given that the original movie was massively successful in its own right, massively influential on media in Japan and the rest of the world without trying to rely on white “star power” or pandering.

This is what happens when a classic is repackaged by people are using outdated assumptions on what actually sells tickets.  The tyranny of Creepy Marketing Guy continues.

– wincenworks

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Ghost in the Shell

@whereismywizardhat submitted:

THE MARKETING

image

THE LESS CREEPY MARKETING

image

Oh boy does Ghost in the Shell look like it’s going to be the latest in comic book adaptations that misses the point at every level.  Aside from the obvious issues with white washing the protagonist and relocating from a fictional city to a real one (seriously, just make a new story) we now have, well their approach to whether or not to sexualize the protagonist.

The original 1995 anime movie adaptation made a few changes to the protagonist Major Motoko Kusanagi, she was shifted from being a young woman who performed frequent fan service and was very emotionally expressive to a sterner woman who might be in her forties with on brief periods of non-sexual nudity.  Unsurprisingly, given the tone and weight of the subject matter, it went over really well with audiences.

Based off the recent collection of images, the makers of the latest adaptation are trying to have their cake and eat it too.

image

Which is ridiculous given that the original movie was massively successful in its own right, massively influential on media in Japan and the rest of the world without trying to rely on white “star power” or pandering.

This is what happens when a classic is repackaged by people are using outdated assumptions on what actually sells tickets.  The tyranny of Creepy Marketing Guy continues.

– wincenworks

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As a follow up to HBomber’s excellent video discussing how popular media (especially games) doesn’t objectify men I thought it was worth pointing out that the double standard is especially obvious if one looks at novelty superhero costumes (using the above examples or any of those featured at @fucknosexistcostumes)

Male costumes commonly come with the padding to simulate the muscular physiques, because they’re to make the “every man” feel like a superhero without having to work out or diet.

Female costumes commonly are sized with the assumption the wearer will fit within conventional beauty standards commonly assigned to superheroes.  The “every woman” is expected to diet and exercise to look like a drawing in a comic book.

On top of that: women who don’t fit within the very narrow, artificial beauty standards will find that the family pets get better costume options than they do.

It’s really amazing how much of reality you have to willfully disregard to try to support the “men are sexually objectified too!” argument.

– wincenworks