A Recipe for Success?

Dear Editor,

Several people disagreed with my conclusion about modern movies, (i.e. that movies featuring female action heroes are unpopular, because female heroes fail to satisfy the “fantasy needs” of most consumers). You see, most men want to fantasize about being the action hero. And most women want to fantasize about being with the action hero.

Any complaints that women today “need” to see female heroes (as role models) is irrelevant to my conclusion. Female action heroes are still bad marketing.

Look at the most successful action movie in recent years, “Top Gun II.” It had a strong, brave male hero, and a beautiful, (feminine) woman as his romantic interest. It even had a strong patriotic theme. That is a recipe for success.

Now contrast that with the recent Woke mutation of Indianna Jones. In the new woke movie, “Indy” is no longer a brave, daring hero. He is portrayed as an indecisive, doddering old fool. (Think Joe Biden wearing hat.) But the lead female is decisive, bold, and strong. Depending on the reviews you read, that cinematic disaster lost almost a hundred million dollars.

Yet WOKE elitists in Hollywood still insist on pushing unpopular films, stuffed with tough women who dominate (and somehow even beat up) every man they encounter. Yawn...

–Peter Hauer, Castro Valley