Five reasons ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ is the girlboss movie we actually DO need



Nearly ten years ago, "Mad Max: Fury Road," featuring Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy, dazzled audiences across the globe with its post-apocalyptic, dystopian narrative. The film was a success, scoring 97% on Rotten Tomatoes and winning six Oscars.

Now the franchise is back with a new film, starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, but does the movie live up to its predecessor?

Many have been skeptical of “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” given that most modern female-centric films tend to come with a progressive agenda.

“Leading up to its release, a lot of people were rolling their eyes thinking that this is going to be just another tale of a woke feminist girlboss,” says Lauren Chen, who's BlazeTV's guru when it comes to exposing woke cinema.

Surprisingly, however, “almost nobody – especially those who've actually seen the movie – are calling it woke, feminist, or implying that Furiosa is a girlboss in any type of way.”

“Even though Furiosa is a woman and she is strong and a main character, she is far, far from the Mary Sue likes of Rey or Captain Marvel that people are so keen to hate on,” Lauren explains, adding that “Furiosa is a good case study of how a character can be strong and a woman and competent but also not be a feminist Mary Sue wet dream.”

What makes Furiosa a real girlboss?

For starters, “she actually makes mistakes,” unlike the Mary Sue archetype, who is practically perfect in every way.

Further, “she actually has to learn, grow, and rise through the ranks in order to be successful,” says Lauren, who condemns Rey and Captain Marvel as examples of modern-day Mary Sues who’ve “gotten everything that they want right away without ever having to work.”

“[Furiosa] really starts from nothing – a little girl with no skills … and it's only after years and years and years that she eventually gains not only a title that is worthy of respect but also skills to go along with that.”

“Reason number three why Furiosa is not a Mary Sue,” according to Lauren, “is that she does not have magical superpowers that make her better and stronger than everybody.”

In fact, “she gets her own a** handed to her many, many times throughout the film. She even loses an arm because she gets outsmarted,” Lauren explains. “She’s a character who goes through hell, which makes her interesting.”

Additionally, Furiosa’s character diverges from the typical female lead role in that she actually “depends on other people” – unlike the trendy goddess archetype whose strength and independence transcend any need for support or community.

“Furiosa herself is not perfect, and that actually allows for other characters to, you know, do things in the movie that are meaningful,” says Lauren.

The last reason for why "Furiosa" is not a Mary Sue film has to do with the male characters in the movie. To hear the final point, watch the clip below.


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George Lucas strikes back at woke critics who say 'Star Wars' is 'all white men'



"Star Wars" creator George Lucas defended the franchise from criticism that it was mostly composed of white males on Friday at the Cannes Film Festival.

The 80-year-old was at the festival to receive Palme d'Or honors on Saturday at the closing ceremony when he made the comments about the first six movies of "Star Wars."

'People are always discriminating against something.'

“They would say, ‘It’s all white men.' I'd say, it's not. Most of the people are aliens," he said, according to People magazine.

"And the idea is you’re supposed to accept people for what they are, whether they’re big and furry or whether they’re green and whatever — the idea is all people are equal," he added.

He went on to point out that his original movies only showed discrimination against robots and droids.

“And that was a way of saying, people are always discriminating against something, and sooner or later, that’s what’s going to happen,” he continued. “I mean, we’re already starting with AI, saying, ‘Well, we can’t trust those robots.'”

He cited several minority actors who were featured in the original movies including Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian and Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu in the prequel movies.

Lucas then pointed to the strong female characters in the franchise.

“Who do you think the heroes are in these stories? What do you think Princess Leia was? She’s the head of the rebellion," Lucas added. "She’s the one that’s taking this young kid who doesn’t know anything and this boisterous, I-know-everything guy who can’t do anything and trying to save the rebellion with these clowns."

Lucas became fabulously wealthy as a result of the lucrative deal he struck to receive merchandise royalties from the "Star Wars" movies. He later became even more fabulously wealthy when he sold the franchise to Disney in 2012 for $4.05 billion.

While many fans saw the Disney purchase as a new hope for the franchise, the subsequent trilogy of movies has angered many by dismantling some of the popular narratives of the original storyline.

'Why does everything new have to undermine what came before?'

Critics have already lined up to warn fans that the next "Star Wars" show to be released will likely have woke elements owing to far-left statements made previously by the director and other principle

“It looks like this series is going to be the worst that Disney 'Star Wars' has ever seen,” said Lauren Chen of "Pseudo-Intellectual" on Blaze Media. “Why does everything now have to be subversive? Why does everything new have to undermine what came before?”

Despite that disappointment among many fans, Disney has recently said it has made almost $12 billion from the sci-fi franchise.

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Is the new ‘Barbie’ movie secretly CONSERVATIVE?



Since it hit theaters on July 21, "Barbie" has already grossed over $300 million globally, far exceeding its already lofty expectations.

However, despite its outward success, "Barbie" has been quite polarizing. Some float out of theaters aglow in pure hot pink girl power, while others stomp out of showings cursing the movie for its man-hating, liberal agenda.

Allie Beth Stuckey joins with producer Bri Schrader to discuss the highly controversial film.

Allie plays one of the trailers for the "Barbie" movie, which is undeniably entertaining, full of big-name celebrities, and seemingly all-inclusive – it even boldly claims to be a movie for Barbie lovers and haters alike.

“If I just saw that trailer, I would want to see that movie, not knowing everything that I know now about our entertainment industry,” Allie says.

But since she is well acquainted with the corruption of Hollywood, Allie doesn’t plan on seeing "Barbie" any time soon.

Bri, as a Greta Gerwig fan, however, did go see the movie on opening weekend and has some valuable insight to share.

From Bri’s perspective, the plot is quite erratic, as Barbie and Ken venture back and forth between Barbieland, a matriarchal society, to the real world, which is – you guessed it – dominated by the patriarchy.

In short, Ken, after learning about the patriarchy of the real world, brings his newfound man power back to Barbieland, which he effectively turns into Kendom, but it doesn’t go well. The Barbies devise a crafty plan to regain their dominance through essentially manipulating the Kens in “a very toxic way,” according to Bri.

Meanwhile, Barbie, who is no longer the stereotypical, superficial doll she was before her adventures, decides to return to the real world to be a human, leaving behind Ken, whom she never liked anyway.

“This whole movie is about patriarchy and feminism,” Bri says.

“The overwhelming point is that women don’t need men and women don’t enjoy men, and it’s because of patriarchy, and in the end men are still subservient to women and that’s how it’s intended to be,” she rants, clearly disappointed in a film she was eager to see.

“So my question is: do you think it’s a promotion of that idea or a critique of that idea?” Allie asks, adding, “because [Barbie] goes back to the patriarchy … some people are saying ‘no, this has a conservative message.'”

To hear Bri’s response, watch the full clip below.


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