Even after what happened with Brenda Chapman, and even though I'm still annoyed that Pixar's first film with a female main character is about a princess...
I'm excited for it. I don't think it'll be traditional princess-y, like Cinerella or anything, so that gives me hope. Also, the trailer looks perrrty
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The problem is that women don't want to see films (particularly in cinemas) as much as men.
This is not true, statistically speaking, at least from 2009 to 2010. Not according to the MPAA anyway. In 2009, more women bought movie tickets and went to the movies than men, and in 2010, while there's been a slight decrease of women going to the cinema, now it's basically a 50/50 split of who buys what tickets. It seems that the female frequent moviegoers aren't going as frequently now - 4.7 per capita in 2009 to 4.0 per capita in 2010. (Men went from 4.0 per capita in 2009 to 4.2 per capita in 2010.)
Yes, but that statistic is skewed by facts such as women buy more tickets also because they are more often the parent/guardian who take children to the cinema.
The problem with that statistic is also that it doesn't take into account which movies (or how many movies) women want to see either, which is the part that really fascinates me. Things like the Twilight Saga brought in a majority of women compared to men and a "hit" like that can also account for a seemingly broad influx.
I hear ya, I'm disappointed she's not the director anymore, but I still want to see the movie.
The fact that she's a princess doesn't really bother me (especially if she's a kicking butt princess), but I do hope that they will do other female lead movies besides princesses. Girls can be interesting characters too. Just look at My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, a LOT of guys love the show.
Girls being other than princesses isn't too uncommon for TV. It's theatrical films that say differently. Probably why I love Lilo from Lilo & Stitch so much. A little girl who is not a princess and acts like a little girl! Wooooo!
You're put off by Pixar? Why? (I don't think they're the best thing since sliced bread either, but it's uncommon to meet someone who says they're put off by them.)
I was also annoyed to hear that Pixar's first film was a female main character is a princess but I'm rather curious as to what they're going to do with this. And hopefully they don't let us down c:
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This is not true, statistically speaking, at least from 2009 to 2010. Not according to the MPAA anyway. In 2009, more women bought movie tickets and went to the movies than men, and in 2010, while there's been a slight decrease of women going to the cinema, now it's basically a 50/50 split of who buys what tickets. It seems that the female frequent moviegoers aren't going as frequently now - 4.7 per capita in 2009 to 4.0 per capita in 2010. (Men went from 4.0 per capita in 2009 to 4.2 per capita in 2010.)
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The problem with that statistic is also that it doesn't take into account which movies (or how many movies) women want to see either, which is the part that really fascinates me. Things like the Twilight Saga brought in a majority of women compared to men and a "hit" like that can also account for a seemingly broad influx.
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The fact that she's a princess doesn't really bother me (especially if she's a kicking butt princess), but I do hope that they will do other female lead movies besides princesses. Girls can be interesting characters too. Just look at My Little Pony Friendship is Magic, a LOT of guys love the show.
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