ITT: Films that do strong females realistically

ITT: Films that do strong females realistically

>only female in power got to her position by fucking the right people
>tries to defect with no real plan
>has to depend on two men to do all the work
>reunites with group of female warriors who to resort to banditry to survive

Seems pretty plausible to me.

Master and Commander

Silence of the Lambs
Network (1976)

Alien

she wasn't strong really

this

these are better ones
'Strong female' is the exact same shit as a 'strong male,' except exhibits feminine qualities instead of male ones.

she wanted more than anything to prove she had what it takes to exist and make a difference in an overly violent and male-dominated world

to her credit, she was quite a strong person and handle much of what she had to deal with better than the average male would, but she still got her ass handed to her every step of the way

exactly what would happen IRL

>trained spy agent
>still beaten to shit by 2 commies guys
>has to either escape (cinema fight scene) or shot them dead to "win"
imo counts

mandatory

literally this tho.

One need only look at a woman’s shape to discover that she is not intended for either too much mental or too much physical work. She pays the debt of life not by what she does but by what she suffers—by the pains of child-bearing, care for the child, and by subjection to man, to whom she should be a patient and cheerful companion. The greatest sorrows and joys or great exhibition of strength are not assigned to her; her life should flow more quietly, more gently, and less obtrusively than man’s, without her being essentially happier or unhappier.
Women are directly adapted to act as the nurses and educators of our early childhood, for the simple reason that they themselves are childish, foolish, and short-sighted—in a word, are big children all their lives, something intermediate between the child and the man, who is a man in the strict sense of the word. Consider how a young girl will toy day after day with a child, dance with it and sing to it; and then consider what a man, with the very best intentions in the world, could do in her place.

With girls, Nature has had in view what is called in a dramatic sense a “striking effect,” for she endows them for a few years with a richness of beauty and a, fulness of charm at the expense of the rest of their lives; so that they may during these years ensnare the fantasy of a man to such a degree as to make him rush into taking the honourable care of them, in some kind of form, for a lifetime—a step which would not seem sufficiently justified if he only considered the matter. Accordingly, Nature has furnished woman, as she has the rest of her creatures, with the weapons and implements necessary for the protection of her existence and for just the length of time that they will be of service to her; so that Nature has proceeded here with her usual economy. Just as the female ant after coition loses her wings, which then become superfluous, nay, dangerous for breeding purposes, so for the most part does a woman

Literally ANY movie that portrays a mother giving birth and rearing healthy well-adjusted children.
That is a woman's strength.

...

>"to our wives and our sweethearts!"
>"may they never meet"

This. And if they have to prove their strength by emasculating men, then they lose points.

>'Strong female' is the exact same shit as a 'strong male,' except exhibits feminine qualities instead of male ones.
anime does a really good job with this

Yeah, her brutal side was cool, but not a fan of her stupid pokemon spilt personality.

>strong

she was pulled on a string and used as bait this entire movie. Valiant, keen and somewhat moral but blind to the bigger picture.

this

Depends on what you mean by strong exactly...

Dune
Inuyasha
Alien
Terminator
Interstellar
Princess Mononoke
Matilda

...Inuyasha? Where the demon has to fall on his face when she says "SIT BOY!" ??

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