Men, women and children watch movies through mens eyes. Based on this fact it indicates that people in general are seeing the world through mens eyes with stories usually about men. So pardon me for wanting female directors making movies about women from a female perspective as opposed to seeing female directors making movies about men. If all female directors only focus on making good movies regardless of the main characters gender, then women still have a long road ahead of them, thus not much happens in the future. In the coming years there may be an increase in female directors, but women will still tell stories about men in order to appeal to a broad audience. They may even win several different awards throughout their career by just telling more stories about men.
Some of your favorites films are told through feminine perspectives, but you think The Piano is a bad film and havent really explained why you dislike it so much other than having female angst. Therefore I can only jump into conclusions about your terrible viewing experience with the movie. What particular aspect of the movie was terrible? Was it the writing, directing, acting, cinematography or did it have a dull story? If the story wasnt your cup of tea then I wouldnt call it bad. You just didnt find it interesting thats all.
I think people will look back at the 82nd academy awards and assume that particular night will forever change the industry, but sooner or later he or she will realize that Bigelows win was just a contribution for women in cinema and not a progression for women in general. Female directors only make up less than 10 % in Hollywood, thus women still face an uphill battle. If the majority of female directors FOCUS on making movies about women, they can have a bigger impact in the industry.
Isnt it a coincidence that Bigelow became the first woman to win an academy award for best director by making a movie centered around men as opposed to women. If thats her comfort zone then more power to her, but she definitely had a far better chance of succeeding in the industry when women tell stories about men. So basically Im not forcing a double standard on women just because I feel they should try and create more stories about their own gender regardless of the movie genre.
What makes you think that my logic of a woman's film are only classified as romantic comedies directed by a woman? I havent mentioned any particular female-centric movies. Therefore you're putting words in my mouth by declaring that my logic of female-centric automatically means romantic comedies dealing with some form of female angst, which fits with my clichés of a woman's film perfectly.
You're just using an established female director like Nancy Meyers who is best known for making romantic comedies as an example of what you think my female-centric movies are about. My definition of female-centric movies are usually dramas about female driven stories, which revolves around a woman or a group of women that drives the narrative forward such as Marked Woman or Imitation of Life which arent romantic comedies.
... well to each his own but Bigelow could actually pass for someone in her early 40s. Helen Mirren looks kind of old to me...but I guess some people actually like that.
) is that Bigelow should be defined by her skill and work first and her gender...not even second. If she must become political and make movies only about women she cheats herself and discredits female directors, IMO. You are deligitimizing her win and I find it as counterproductive as the musical choice played when she walked off the stage. I hope I explained my opinion better.
