Comments on: Woody II

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:20:20 +0000

D’oh! Of course I know she hooked up with Aaron Eckhart, and was just Bale’s ex.

I still don’t consider Gyllenhaal in the same ballpark as Rogen, though.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:16:06 +0000

I think it’s telling that I’m finding it pretty impossible to come up with a female equivalent of Seth Rogen or Jonah Hill (or any of those male sitcom dudes with the impossibly gorgeous wives).

The closest I can get is someone who might be considered “quirky-cute” or “unconventionally attractive” rather than stereotypically “hot.” Someone like Maggie Gyllenhaal, I suppose. Or else, an older woman like Kathy Bates. That’s all I got.

As for the “amazing man,” I don’t know. Who would be the male version of arm candy? Josh Hartnett? Colin Farrell? George Clooney? Christian Bale?

I suppose Maggie Gyllenhaal did hook up with Christian Bale in The Dark Knight…

By: Dwight

Dwight — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:22:22 +0000

So, what would be some examples of casting choices for the “average woman” and the “amazing man”? Which actors would fit those roles? And I wonder if the look of the “average woman” and/or the “amazing man” changes depending on if it’s a Hollywood or independent film audience.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:50:59 +0000

One thing I really appreciate about Allen’s films is that I think most, if not all, of the ones we’ve seen so far have passed the Bechdel Test:

1. There must be at least two female characters,
2. Who talk to each other,
3. About something besides a man.

With that being said, I do have a criticism…and it’s fuuny that you should mention Judd Apatow. Like Apatow, Allen films always seem to have the relatively schlubby guy who attracts the hot women. I get the whole male wish-fulfillment fantasy thing, and I have nothing against schlubby guys…but until the day we see movies in which the average woman scores an amazing man, I’m going to consider the whole thing vaguely sexist.