I just finished the series. At the beginning I thought it was another teen show. I gave it a chance because of John Leguizamo and. Toni Collette, both amazing actors. I wasn't disappointed. What seemed like a primarily feminist story started showing all sides and as a woman, I was able to watch this as a woman and understand, and sympathize with, the point of view of most the men in the show while at the same time understanding and sympathizing with most of the women.
Are the women portrayed as victims who gain power? Yes. But typically women are victims in society, so that makes sense. Are the men shown as losing a little bit of power? Yes, because that is what would happen if women had this power. In the movie some people were outraged at the violence some women used their power for, but if you violate and abuse anyone, male or female, anger builds while PTSD plays a factor. As a society we just don't see a lot of violation and abuse of men at the same level as that of women, but boys who are violated and abused grow up to be very angry, but not all. It's almost inevitable. So it makes sense that some women resorted to violence.
Then, at the end of the debate, Margot loses her cool and attacks her opponent. If it had been the other way and Dandon had punched her, he would have been arrested immediately. So it was also showing this powerful weapon in the hands of someone maybe more emotional. But as it is a new power, is that the reason she was so quick to use it? Like her mind or body couldn't control it, and being new, she hasn't had the time to learn more about it? The EOD could be compared to excessive testosterone in a teenage boy. Add trauma and you have the perfect recipe for violence. Kind of the same thing with women.
It's 2am, I'm probably just shooting bull, but I really like this series and I can't wait to see where it goes. I might read the book.
Are the women portrayed as victims who gain power? Yes. But typically women are victims in society, so that makes sense. Are the men shown as losing a little bit of power? Yes, because that is what would happen if women had this power. In the movie some people were outraged at the violence some women used their power for, but if you violate and abuse anyone, male or female, anger builds while PTSD plays a factor. As a society we just don't see a lot of violation and abuse of men at the same level as that of women, but boys who are violated and abused grow up to be very angry, but not all. It's almost inevitable. So it makes sense that some women resorted to violence.
Then, at the end of the debate, Margot loses her cool and attacks her opponent. If it had been the other way and Dandon had punched her, he would have been arrested immediately. So it was also showing this powerful weapon in the hands of someone maybe more emotional. But as it is a new power, is that the reason she was so quick to use it? Like her mind or body couldn't control it, and being new, she hasn't had the time to learn more about it? The EOD could be compared to excessive testosterone in a teenage boy. Add trauma and you have the perfect recipe for violence. Kind of the same thing with women.
It's 2am, I'm probably just shooting bull, but I really like this series and I can't wait to see where it goes. I might read the book.