Q&A: Why is it so difficult to find representations of non spoiled people in today’s society?
Question by Alex Muntaz: Why is it so difficult to find representations of non spoiled people in today’s society?
I’m beginning to notice this recent trend in books, movies, and comics.
Don’t get me wrong, sometimes people don’t realise a flaw in a good enough book or movie, and sometimes even good things just happen to rub off on someone else the wrong way.
But on things such as male and female characters, some of them even child characters, the media in books and movies are starting to make more shallow and hateful characters (as well as overly materialistic) year by year.
When I started willingly to read at 11, I started with modern classics. Carrie, Jurassic Park, Congo, Dalgoda, even extended to comic titles like Turok the dinosaur hunter. Needless to say, the depths of the characters were immense. You almost start emulating them unconsciously, that it’s good to be a fighter/protector for your loved ones and country, that you should never let someone else hurt another person, and that friends stick together and not care about any BS.
But now, we’ve got a whole slew of movies that seem to forget that. We’re taught that it’s okay for girls to use up the finances of their own families (and tax payers) because having Label dresses and admitting ‘you have an addiction’ is adorable and funny. We never hear of ‘addictions’ previously, unless it’s the drink, I hadn’t seen a frickin’ movie glamorizing carelessness. War of the Worlds shows how handling an 11 year old would be enduring her rebutting even a sandwich, looking down on her father and screaming what she wants (and that she gets carried through half the movie), not to mention her teenage brother had to be baby-talked to in order to follow sensible orders.
I’m just frustrated that women have to be cutesy and precarious women that constantly mess things up without learning a lesson or knowing better; or on the other hand, as cold dominatrix-es that make it difficult for the viewers to relate to. Young boys and girls learn that they have to be cool and indifferent, but at the same time sneer at their parents’ efforts even if there’s an alien invasion going on in the story (without them lifting a finger the whole time, of course). I’m not sure about older male characters and how they were handled, but even Marvel has been pulling off scripts that make what EVERYBODY say sound teeth-grittingly offensive if repeated in real life.
I would be at ease if the creators admit that it’s a stab on the shallow things of today’s society; but since they’re keeping quiet until they’re trying to sell it further to the public, I’m beginning to worry that it’s not the case. That they just simply think we’d associate ourselves with trashy and shallow personalities.
I’m not sure, what’s your take on this?
Best answer:
Answer by Dante
people suck. simple as that.
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