Modern action films fetishize the body even as they desexualize it (2021)
Modern action films show glorious HD violence on screen too, and the victims are usually men. With detailed shots of the gore for us and camera cut-aways or knock-outs for women.<p>I always get some semblance of body count when watching stuff like that. Even with ones like John Wick III that were modern enough to have a couple female "henchmen", or movies that have a female lead action hero or villain, still overwhelmingly gory male deaths.<p>I know _why_ it's done; any violent against women on screen is deemed misogyny porn. But why is it okay for us to see a man's brains blasted out on screen? Or the "shock value" castration or nut shot (which is still apparently hilarious to audiences btw, but maybe not so much the other way around).<p>I'm not calling for more violence against women on screen per se, but I am intrigued by their exclusion even in an environment where we're really starting to embrace strong female characters in media, but the protectionism still runs strong. It mirrors reality, I suppose.