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" Taken, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark. It&amp;#039;s not massively surprising that these three movies have the phrase &amp;#039;let her go&amp;#039; in their dialogue. Heck, &amp;#039;let her go&amp;#039; is pretty much the entire plot of Taken. And the whole Indiana Jones thing is wholly reliant on having a macho man running around and occasionally rescuing women.  But what is a little surprising is ALL THE OTHER MOVIES in which this phrase is said. This week, The Huffington Post made a supercut of the many, many times actors have said the words &amp;quot;let her go&amp;quot; in various movies. It&amp;#039;s excellent, because it&amp;#039;s an important reminder of the blatant sexism in how women are represented onscreen. Seriously, how many times do we have to see the damsel in distress scene? Does it always have to go down like this; with the cool actor rushing in to save a woman, attacked by the (nearly always also male) villain?  Despite how unbearably overdone the whole scene is, we&amp;#039;re still seeing it in movies today. The Lone Ranger features a &amp;#039;let her go&amp;#039; scene, as do Twilight and The Amazing Spiderman 2. Is Hollywood seriously so stuck in its ways - of viewing women as poor, delicate objects, just waiting to be rescued - that the industry can&amp;#039;t think of showing the protagonist&amp;#039;s heroism and general awesomeness\u00A0through other means?  Sidenote: alongside showing the endurance of the &amp;#039;damsel in distress&amp;#039; trope, this video also happens to be evidence of exactly how lazy Hollywood writers are these days. HOW MANY more times are we going to have to hear &amp;quot;let her go, this is between you and me&amp;quot; before someone gets some fresh ideas?       "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/entertainment/news/a30164/let-her-go-video-sexism/>