"Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, True Lies, Independence Day, etc. There are tons of 'em."
Those three movies are between 15 and twenty-five years old, though.
Certainly, there are still action films and men who star in action films. But there IS an overall trend of male characters in the media, whether it be movies, TV, commercials, print ads, et cetera, who are boyish and child-like and "soft", and in many cases are portrayed as foolish, lazy, passive, and just not admirable or heroic in any way.
On the whole, the male celebrities who fit the traditional masculine mold are NOT the current young crop of stars. Guys like Harrison Ford, Kevin Costner, Bruce Willis, and George Clooney are in their 50s and 60s, and they have few, if any, counterparts among the younger generation.
Even the younger stars who are fairly masculine still have a somewhat "boyish" persona and are not "leading men" in the same style of previous stars.
I'm not impressed with the "butt-kicking girl" concept, at all. There are ways for a character to be "strong" that don't involve physical strength or getting into physical fights.
TBH, I don't need a female protagonist to enjoy a story, at all. The whole "we need more strong female characters!" thing doesn't resonate with me at all.
To each their own, but I actually find it very refreshing when a book/movie/show has an all-male or mostly-male cast.
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"Die Hard, Lethal Weapon, True Lies, Independence Day, etc. There are tons of 'em."
Those three movies are between 15 and twenty-five years old, though.
Certainly, there are still action films and men who star in action films. But there IS an overall trend of male characters in the media, whether it be movies, TV, commercials, print ads, et cetera, who are boyish and child-like and "soft", and in many cases are portrayed as foolish, lazy, passive, and just not admirable or heroic in any way.
On the whole, the male celebrities who fit the traditional masculine mold are NOT the current young crop of stars. Guys like Harrison Ford, Kevin Costner, Bruce Willis, and George Clooney are in their 50s and 60s, and they have few, if any, counterparts among the younger generation.
Even the younger stars who are fairly masculine still have a somewhat "boyish" persona and are not "leading men" in the same style of previous stars.
I'm not impressed with the "butt-kicking girl" concept, at all. There are ways for a character to be "strong" that don't involve physical strength or getting into physical fights.
TBH, I don't need a female protagonist to enjoy a story, at all. The whole "we need more strong female characters!" thing doesn't resonate with me at all.
To each their own, but I actually find it very refreshing when a book/movie/show has an all-male or mostly-male cast.