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“Miraculous Tales Of Ladybug & Catnoir”: Its Characters Are The Reason Why It’s So Loved
The characters are from a range of different ethnic backgrounds, they have vastly different body shapes and vastly different personalities. This show represents actual people rather than cardboard cutouts of the ideal Eurocentric person.
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“Glass Mask” by Suzue Miuchi: The World Is Not A Meritocracry And Yet Integrity Is Still Possible
Talent alone is not enough to succeed. Not without resources and especially not when one has additional commitments. It is not fair to expect a person from an affluent family and a person from a low socioeconomic background to perform at the same level just because their skill level is the same or even similar.
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She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: Diversity and Redemption
This show is an embodiment of the progress we have achieved in terms of representation of not only LGBTQ+ characters but also characters of vastly different body types and skin colours. Each character is a unique individual with an established back story.
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“My Sister’s Keeper” by Jodi Picoult: Let’s Look At Abusive Families
We are drawn to thirteen-year-old Anna Fitzgerald in the same way we might be drawn to a crying child or an orphan. The claim her mother: Sara (and it is mostly her mother) has placed on her body goes beyond moral grayness. It is clearly unethical.
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Why You Need To Watch Frozen II A Second Time To Truly Appreciate It
It wasn’t until I watched it again with my housemates that I could truly appreciate just how well crafted a movie it is. On second viewing, I wasn’t worried about whether or not it was like the first one, I knew it wasn’t because I’d already seen it. All I did on my second viewing…
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Secret (Elementals 4) by Brigid Kemmerer: The Beauty of Diverse Queer Representation
Kemmerer’s depiction of Nick and Adam aligned with the reality of LGBTQ folk. They are more than the characteristics that define them as gay or align with traditional perceptions of gay men. Being gay is only an aspect of Nick and Adam’s personalities and it does not define them. It merely colours their desires and…
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“her pretty face” by Robyn Harding: A Beautiful Exploration of Family Dysfunction and Neglect
For anyone looking in, Daisy lives a very privileged and sheltered life. She displays resentment at having to move constantly and never being able to put down roots but to an external observer, it’s just an unfortunate aspect of her family life that cannot be helped. Other than that, she must have a pretty sweet…
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Knives Out: The Power Of Good Amongst Moral Corruption
This movie is not light-hearted. It punches you in the gut just when you think you’ve seen all the bad there is to see. The only thing that makes it worthwhile is its stubborn ideal that good will overcome evil. Despite all of Ransom’s efforts, he failed. And he failed in the way that he…
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Blockers: A Shockingly Progressive Take On Regressive Familial Values And Its Failings
The vast majority of comedic films dealing with women’s sexuality, hell the vast majority of romantic comedies have a penchant for disregarding female autonomy. Whether that be via The Nice Guy trope (where a woman is shown to not know what she wants until a guy harasses her into going out with him) or by…
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