A new Star Wars movie directed by the recently appointed Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy has already begun to stir controversy over the direction the film is heading in.
Obaid-Chinoy was touted as the “first woman and the first person of color to direct a Star Wars film.” The attitude behind the production of this movie has failed previous Disney films already, with Rachel Zegler’s upcoming (now potentially shelved) live action remake of "Snow White" sparking controversy after she blasted the original animated classic Snow White film as a weird love story with a "guy who literally stalks her." The reboot of Indiana Jones fell flat, too, emasculating the beloved Indian Jones himself in favor of a new and awkward female lead throwing strange punches at capitalism while living very well in America.
The idea that replacing a male lead with a female lead will automatically force appeal with, and generate more reception from, a female audience isn’t supported by theater receipts. That iconic, male-led franchises must be sacrificed at the alter of “equality” instead of introducing entirely new worlds with original characters just suggests that feminists can’t create a female hero from scratch and must always feed off of the previous success of men.
Or is this some strange attempt to erase the role of men in favor of having women do the job as well?
Even the negative stereotypes are being sought after as more and more films with cringe plots and actors are coming out — like “Bottoms,” a story about two lesbian girls in high school starting a fight club to appear better than the men, so they can impress the cheerleaders. Oh you thought that was a joke? There is even a trailer. And we wonder why the younger generation seems so overtly perverted and aggressive while failing in basic academics.
Star Wars is just one move in the overall scheme to erase male-led franchises.
L. Grey is a researcher and Chapter and Verse contributor.
If you don't like the sounds in the [Disney] echo chamber you're in, just get out. Personally, I think the true stories of history are much more interesting than anything the television industry has produced in recent years. As far as female originality is concerned, the most prominent person I know of, as a producer of original material is J.K. Rowling.
Disney hasn't had an original thought in 20 years. Not since the reading of Karl Marx has become required.