Meryl Streep: Men lack imagination to write women's roles

Submitted by Mastodon on Sun, 2015-04-26 06:48

Article here. Excerpt:

'Why is it so hard to get movies made about women? According to Meryl Streep, it might be because many male viewers lack the imagination needed to appreciate them.

Then again, they've never needed it.

Streep elaborated on this idea on April 22 in a conversation with "Selma" director Ava DuVernay and Pakistani documentary filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, moderated by Jon Stewart. The impressive panel, called "Story Power: Three Great Women In Film," was part of the sixth annual Women In The World Summit, presented by Tina Brown Live Media.'

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Guess Shakespeare, were he alive today and likely writing screenplays and not plays, would lack the imagination to write roles like Lady Macbeth, et al.

I was always impressed by Streep's acting, but never her IQ. I have never seen an int'w w/ her that made me think she was more than a vapid idiot. This just reinforces my impression of her.

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Submitted by Matt on Sun, 2015-04-26 16:54

I once read an article which put forth a striking hypothesis re: the lack of strong female roles in films.

The author (Catreece MacLeod), believes that it's harder to write a strong female role, because you are essentially not allowed to make a female character look flawed, or endure hardship at the same level one would a male character. If you do, it's misogyny! But it also is a roadblock to a good story, as the female character now has nothing to prove, and fewer, if any, obstacles to overcome. What results usually is a snooze-fest.

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Submitted by xtrnl on Mon, 2015-04-27 20:48