Abstract
The Superwoman Trope - An Analysis on Excessive Masculine Woman Superheroes in Movies, Anime, and TV Shows
Highlights
Women have long been misrepresented or have a very clichéd or one-dimensional arc within the narrative of a particular movie, anime or TV shows
In colloquial terms this would be termed as ‘EYE CANDY’. This misrepresentation was slowly thwarted by the fact that the ‘Tough Girl’ trope was introduced where the woman represented in cinematic mediums such as Movies, Anime and TV shows saw a drastic change to the stereotypical and clichéd ‘damsel in distress’ idea of woman
Strong woman characters were created that had not just the physical prowess that rivals the men in the narrative as well as the intelligence that was very rarely seen in movies
Summary
Women have long been misrepresented or have a very clichéd or one-dimensional arc within the narrative of a particular movie, anime or TV shows. This is especially true when it comes to women characters from Anime or Fantasy Movies, where the singular goal of the woman character. In colloquial terms this would be termed as ‘EYE CANDY’. This paper will attempt to decipher the so called ‘strong woman’ characters and if they are fully rounded and flushed out characters representing the woman community as a whole or just another excuse for bland characters to serve a larger agenda
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