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[vivien]

We saw Dark Knight and the last Avatar tonight. I appreciated the former; it was well done, but not necessarily enjoyable for me, if you get what I mean. , but the violence was tough for me, and the Joker actually shook me up a bit (and I don't get shaken up much). It was well-acted and well-done, though, and bleak like Batman should be. I think my favorite parts revolved around Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman, though. I was dismayed at all the young kids at the movie. Parents are freaking out of their minds.

Avatar, on the other hand, was delightful, and I'm glad we watched it after the movie. We have been sold on the "Zutara" ship, and Anime Girl literally had a fit at the conclusion. There was stomping and yelling. I assured her that that is why we have fanfic, to write endings we like better. Ah, the agony of shipper's heartbreak. She is now in a prickly porcupine mood, but that does not deter from my happy buzz. Zuko - wow. What an amazing character. The part where he reunited with Iroh made us all go "AWWWW YAY!" That was my favorite part, I think. Toph rocks - literally. Aang's arc was also happy-making; the seeking to not destroy being a balm after Dark Knight. I will miss this show quite a lot.

I have to show everyone Dr. Horrible next, I liked the sucker punch of the ending, cliche of the winsome girl's death aside (although I don't see that kind of thing as misogynistic as much as an overused trope that works to jumpstart revengeful types' character development), and I was left wanting more. It was an interesting character study complete with jaunty tunes.

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[aberration]

I don't see that kind of thing as misogynistic as much as an overused trope that works to jumpstart revengeful types' character development

I think that really tends to depend on the context. In this case I didn't mind, as it happened pretty much right at the end and played very well into the tragic irony. When it happens systematically throughout a work, consistently with female characters being killed off to fuel the story lines (and not just in terms of seeking vengeance, but for creating plot or angst) of male characters? Then, in my view, it starts to get into sexism, if not misogyny.

[wakeupnew]

Man, I really hated the kiss at the end of Avatar. YOU'RE 12 AND 14. WHAT ARE YOU DOING MAKING OUT LIKE THAT?

It's not even that I ship Katara with anyone else! I just think it would have been a way nicer ending to cut on that hug right before the kiss.

[jaina.livejournal.com]

I like Zutara (though I only ACTIVELY ship Sokka/Suki, so you can imagine how happy I am there) and I thought it worked because, like you said, Aang is SO young it could easily fade into deep friendship, and they gave us a lot of character chemistry between Katara and Zuko. So it works.

[tigerlilyaj.livejournal.com]

Parents are freaking out of their minds.
ITA. The film is clearly unacceptable for anyone still getting a child's admission to the theater. Several reviews also warned to keep the young'uns away.
But I also hold some blame for the MPAA ratings that refuse to see violence as problematic as sex for kids, giving the darn thing a PG-13 when it clearly says R to me.
We'll see it on cable, when the kids are in bed. ;-)

[miraielle.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank god I am not the only person who enjoyed Dr. Horrible. I was starting to think that I was, like, ANTIWOMAN or something, from the general reactions on my flist.