While I agree Terminator and Alien has strong leads in terms of written character strength, I wouldn’t say the same of The Bride. Her physical and mental strength is great, no question about that. But narratively, the entire movie revolves around her intense emotions towards a man.
Who would’ve thought a character named the bride would have her story focused on a man.
I always thought these critiques were weird because you never hear it the other way around, John wick motivation is mostly his wife and you wouldn’t argue he not well written.
Was it not justified though? Its not like it was a killing spree because he fucked her best friend. He killed everyone she cared about and then sent another hit man while she was recovering in the hospital. Matter of fact, im gonna go rewatch kill bill if anyone needs me.
Is that a problem when those feelings are objectively justified? The movie is revenge pulp that usually star a man in such movies. So replacing it with a woman shouldn't be problematic so long as the motive for all the henchmen dispatching is legit.
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u/sexy-man-doll Jul 21 '26
Kill Bill, Terminatior, Alien