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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is Movies with Strong Female Character(s) [Suggested by Birgit]
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A great movie with an almost all female cast about family and secrets. When something happens to her daughter, Raimunda holds it together and fixes the situation as she is also confronted with the truth of her mother's death.
The Hunger Games (2012-2015)
Katniss - the girl did take the place of her sister and survived two Hunger Games.
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Rita Vrataski - the warrior that lead the victory in one of the battles against an alien race. Live, die, repeat. You've got to be brave to do that and without the guidance that Cage got.
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Rita Vrataski - the warrior that lead the victory in one of the battles against an alien race. Live, die, repeat. You've got to be brave to do that and without the guidance that Cage got.
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I haven't seen Edge of Tomorrow but I've heard it's good. Volver was fantastic and so were the women in that movie.
ReplyDeleteEdge of Tomorrow is a good sci-fi action movie...you should definitely see it.
DeleteI have yet to watch Volver but both Hunger Games and Edge of Tomorrow are good. Edge of Tomorrow is one of my favorite Emily Blunt movies.
ReplyDeleteShe is great in it.
DeleteI have yet to see Volver or any of the Hunger Games but love your last pick and you a4e so right that she never got the help that he got.
ReplyDeleteEdge of Tomorrow - I know right.
DeleteVolver and Edge of Tomorrow are both outstanding. Great picks with those. As for The Hunger Games franchise, meh.
ReplyDeleteHaha - I think I remember you mention not liking THG before.
DeleteGreat picks! I loved the first two Hunger Games books/movies, but Mockingjay was such a disappointment.
ReplyDeleteI actually haven't seen the Mockingjay movies, but the book I do like.
DeleteI liked Volver very much, Penelope Cruz is usually much more assured in her native tongue. Sorry but I detested the first Hunger Games (the whole children hunting children thing was a no go for me) and never watched the others. Edge of Tomorrow was okay though I barely remember it now.
ReplyDeleteThis was one of my favorite weeks since it's always nice to find a film with a strong female character, or in the case of my first choice three.
Three Secrets (1950)-When a private plane crashes in the remote California Mountains the only survivor is a 5-year-old boy. As word spreads that the child had been adopted at birth from a certain orphanage the three possible mothers, housewife Susan Chase (Eleanor Parker), newspaper reporter Phyllis Horn (Patricia Neal) and ex-con Ann Lawrence (Ruth Roman), gather at the mountain base to discover the truth drawing on their strength to endure the ordeal of wondering “Could that be my boy?” Solid drama with three excellent lead performances was directed by Robert Wise.
Tammy and the Bachelor (1957)-Young Tambrey "Tammy" Tyree (Debbie Reynolds) lives with her grandfather (Walter Brennan) on his houseboat in the swamps of the South. One day young pilot Peter Brent (Leslie Nielsen) crashes nearby and during his recovery Tammy develops a crush on him. He heads back to his family’s mansion telling Grandpa if anything should happen to have Tammy come to his family. Shortly after Gramps is arrested for making corn liquor and Tammy heads to town. Once there she shakes the place up with her common sense approach to all things relying on her strong sense of self to ride out any bumps along the way. Meanwhile Pete sees her in a new light. Debbie carries this with a light touch and scored an enormous hit with the theme song.
His Girl Friday (1940)-Ace reporter Hildy Johnson (Rosalind Russell) is sick of the cutthroat world of the newspaper game and tells her editor and ex-husband Walter Burns (Cary Grant) she’s quitting to get married to someone Walter considers a dolt (Ralph Bellamy). Walter tries every trick in the book to get Hildy to stay finally dangling a carrot he knows her aggressive take charge reporter’s heart can’t refuse-a murderer’s execution. Despite her protests the resourceful Hildy jumps into action and when the chance for a scoop comes along all else is pushed aside. Manic screwball comedy is noted for its extremely fast dialog patter between the leads. This set Roz on the path as THE boss lady of the movies for most of the decade.
The Hunger Games - well it wasn't just children hunting children. The games were part of this larger thing that was going on.
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