Receiving a significantly negative reception from critics, Sucker Punch is a 2011 action-fantasy thriller starring Emily Browning and directed by Zack Snyder (Watchmen, 300). The plot centers around the fantasies of a young woman who is committed to a mental institution and her search for five items that will set her free .
Whilst the title is never explained in the film, Mr. Snyder has stated one interpretation of the film is that it is a critique on geek culture's sexism and objectification of women. So we'll just ignore character names, babydoll, Sweet Pea, the tiny little skirts and the gratuitous fight scenes. Gottit.
Top image: artist Warren Louw, more on Rendered Beauty
Alf the helper: But why did you post it then?
Elderly: for exactly the reasons I've just described
Alf the helper: As a protest on geek culture's protrayal of women?
Elderly: Alf we need to talk....
Alf the helper: Oh look mr.elderly someone has gone and dumped those Amazon links at the end of your post again, what is the world coming to, such blatant advertising everywhere you turn.. tut tut!
Elderly: ALFFFFF! get in here now!!!!
(Alf slow to learn the ways of the World, toddles off for a "chat" with the elderly)
A sexist critique of sexism? Wow, that's so very post-meta-modern I'm confused.
ReplyDeleteLovely ads by the way...
When I heard what the movie was about I decided that the title refereed to the fact that the movie is played up like some post apocalyptic Sci-Fi Action epic and it's really something else entirely.
ReplyDelete@Gnome, oh yes the ads
ReplyDelete(slaps Alf across the back of the neck..Alf goes down..THUD!)
major..problem I've been having here lately.. those Amazon graffiti artists... pah!
..a little embarrassed this will be sitting next to my copy of "Stalingrad".. but least now I'll be able to offer a defence..
@Josh Miller, welcome :)
I cant' seem to find when he made the "redeeming" comments, however an odd and expensive way of making a social commentary.. plus I can't remember ever reflecting on the theme of an action movie...
Oh, well, Stalingrad... Ah, yes, Alf. Right. Uhm. Still confused really.
ReplyDelete;(
ReplyDelete(slowly walks gnome over to the mirror of insight...)
any better?
Mirror. Pointy ears. Whatever happened to Faye Gray?
ReplyDelete..deep breaths.. lucidity will return.. least that was what the door to door seller told me..
ReplyDelete... erm whose Faye Gray? did I miss something in 3 years you haven't told me?
Well, she's someone referenced in a song that was part of the lovable Rocky Horror Show.
ReplyDeleteHey. That mirror works.
2^3=8
See?
Thanks!
...Faye Gray...see how did you know that and I didn't? Gnomes huh!
ReplyDelete...what! it Works?!!
(stands beside Gnome, and looks into the mirror...)
...damn I need a hair cut... and how come your taller than I am?
:(
I'm a freakishly tall gnome, but -please- let's keep this a secret.
ReplyDeleteNeed a haircut myself too apparently.
:0 I know we can cut our own hair? just think of the time and money we can save... I'll get the scissors, damn that mirror is proving it's worth already...
ReplyDeleteThink I'll have you as my commissar of economics. Such simple wisdom, such elegant budgetary ideas...
ReplyDelete:) I like the sound of that..
ReplyDelete"commissar of economics"
..do I get a gun? could solve alot of financial wastage with a gun you know!
Of course of course. A gun and a fully trained platoon of econimcally minded comrades too.
ReplyDelete:) well it would be a nice change, having someone in power that actually knows something about econmics... in fact it may well be a first in my country..
ReplyDelete..(examines gun....)
Ok I'll take the job...
(kises Gnome on both cheeks, then stand back and salutes...)
Hail my Leader!! GNOME! long may he live!!! :)
(benevolently, kindly and humbly smiles)
ReplyDelete:)
(salutes)
(clicks heels together, salutes his Fuhrer....)
ReplyDelete..Narrator? wait that sounds a little fascist.. try it again..
(hmmph... Elderly stands to attention, clasping his hand to his chest, he swears allegiance and fidelity to his Gnomeble leader....)
Noble.. you clot!....
(...fidelity to his Noble leader...)
:)
(democratically waves back)
ReplyDelete:)
..waving? well that's a unique approach... no ones tried that before!
ReplyDelete(amiling, elderly waves to his... erm... Monarch..)
..hold on.. democratic? we've shifted gear already!.. but the polgroms?
Oh, I've christened them all democratic. It's the holy, socialist, democratic monarchy we are celbrating now comrade/citizen.
ReplyDelete..hold on, let me write this down..
ReplyDelete...holy, socialist, democratic monarchy..
..here, now we've added religion?
:(
No, no, holy in a materialistic way. Epicure would have agreed...
ReplyDelete...didn't expect things to be this difficult to organise, we'll probably need a policy advisor, make it easier to get our message out to the voters...
ReplyDelete...assuming of course we will have elections or just plain old decapitations...
Nah, what monarchy could ever put up with elections. Besides, the people love me. And we can't afford to piss the executioners union (or was that a guild) off.
ReplyDelete..okay, you've got a point...
ReplyDelete...so okay here goes..
As "commissar of economics" I hearby increase the Monarchs leisure and relaxation fund to 1 million ... 1 million...
...unit of currency?
Gnome help here?
Uhm, I suppose one million of any major currency will do.
ReplyDeleteFor the people!
yes yes for the people, but we just can't called our currency, the currency...?
ReplyDeletecan we?
I looked it up.
ReplyDeleteWe can.
We can actually do pretty much anything until the UN intervenes.
(shakes head in disbelief)
ReplyDelete..and in a country with no natural resources.. that means
(checks almanac....divines the entrails of a llama...shakes rattle...)
...we've got decades of debauch...erm of proper holy, socialist, democratic monarchy, I'll start the national mint immediately..
(heads of to print money for his illustrious and most wise leader...)
A sound plan.
ReplyDeleteGood man!
Uhm, could you print something for dinner too?
:)
ReplyDeletecertainly leader, right on it... a high resolution glossy stew perhaps!!?
Oh yes!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
:)
:)
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