Wednesday, January 24, 2018

The Shape of Water

We saw The Shape of Water last night.

After the film I thought I saw something unique. There were things I liked: the homage to films, the cinematography, the acting and directing. But I felt uneasy.

This morning I woke up and realized this was just another telling of Beauty and the Beast, another story of a woman who falls in love with the first man who doesn't see her as broken or ugly.

Women deserve better than that, more than that. Women deserve to choose who they want, rather than falling for the first person who wants them.

Film goers deserve better than that. They deserve to see women who have agency and power.

This is why we need women in the director's chair.

Here's hoping it doesn't win much at this year's Oscars.