DnD movie has a "problematic" trope.
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I think an attempt at a <current year> Hollywood D&D movie has a lot more potential issues than "problematic" tropes. Hollywood's terrible history with D&D movies? check. Obligatory diverse and quirky cast? check. Trailer making it seem like they're only concerned with big special effects? check. Ridiculous equipment designs? check. And probably more stuff.
It’s in the name: Critical Theory. It’s a deconstruction engine created by Marxists to destroy western/Christian civilization. All these critics know is subversion, inversion, and destruction. They foster permanent revolution, which is why leftist dictators always put these “allies” in a hole immediately after gaining power.
What’s the end game here? Are characters not allowed to have dead wives? Is a dead wife only permitted if her death does not motivate or otherwise inform the husband’s behavior? Wives dead by natural causes only, no sads allowed? Is it a gendered constraint i.e. female characters are allowed to have dead husbands? Is it okay if the dead wife is heavily developed in flashbacks? How much of the run time must be dedicated to fleshing out the dead wife’s character before it all stops being problematic?
The only problem with this trope is that it generates characters and stories that upset progressive feminists. What the really want to say is “no masculine male characters at the center of your story”, but that doesn’t fly. So they come at you sideways with these insane constraints, and if you follow them to the letter? Surprise! You end up with a feminist story about obnoxious girl bosses and emasculated soy boys.
The author tries to make it an issue about the dead woman (like omg she's just there to be dead omg) rather than as an event impacting the trajectory of the story's actual character.
So yes, stupid feminist says stupid feminist things.
the directors/writers bragged about how they "love emasculating leading men" and purposely did it throughout the movie.
imagine a movie director saying he loves insulting blacks or jews or women. how fast would he be cancelled?
the DND brand has always been in the dumpster, and this is no exception.
Here I was coming into agree with "the bard is useless" trope. But, nope. Not that one.
Genie from Aladdin was right. I saw Full Metal Alchemist. This cannot end well!