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[out_there]

Just watched Act III of Dr Horrible.

Dude.

I have no words. Just a stunned expression and a definite desire to buy the DVD.

Comments

[krazykitkat.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I totally get why people have problems with it. I just hate the undercurrent of 'if you like it you're a misogynistic and stupid person'.

[out-there.livejournal.com]

I just hate the undercurrent of 'if you like it you're a misogynistic and stupid person'.

I haven't read the posts with that vibe but I've heard that reaction enough to realise they're out there.

Personally, I really, really enjoyed it. I know the characters aren't paragons of good-guy-ness, and the female character is treated badly, but honestly? I get a little sick of watching everything through the lens of an issue. I support feminism, I want strong female characters, but I don't want every story I ever watch to be about strong women breaking societal expectations. I don't want every single piece of entertainment held up against the lens of sexism. I want a variety of stories and characters, just like I see in real life: I want characters to be interesting and varied, in differing shades of grey.

More than that, I like the art of storytelling. I like that this entire musical is shown from the POV of an unreliable narrator. I like a show that trusts it's audience to be smart enough to think (not assume that because they're not directly told treating a woman like this is BAD and WRONG, it must be RIGHT and EXPECTED).

but, yeah, I get your point. There's nothing worse than being told how to act, how to think and what to like. People should be able to talk about the issues without implying you're a moron for not agreeing (mind you, this is the internets: the place that raised insulting those who don't agree with you to an art form).