... about the representation of women in movies:

http://www.overthinkingit.com/2008/08/1 ... for-women/

http://www.overthinkingit.com/2010/10/1 ... flowchart/

Comment away!

Cheers,

Eloise

And yet another one:

http://www.flickfilosopher.com/blog/201 ... _gaze.html

Cheers,

Eloise

Terrific articles, Eloise! Thank you for noting them -- they're important at all times, but particularly pertinent to me right now because I'm girding my loins to reply to a despicable column in the Apex blog. I wrote about it on the blog yesterday: Standing at Thermopylae. I bet you will like the art I chose... *smile*

... and for the sake of argument, another one about women's instruction:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/opini ... yt&emc=rss

Notwithstanding any political leanings, it does tell a lot about the atomization of knowledge in our society.

And much as I like the photo that goes with your blog post, I thing that mayhap one of these photos might have been good also:
http://arwen-undomiel.com/images/eowyn/ ... otK_11.jpg
http://arwen-undomiel.com/images/eowyn/ ... _sword.jpg

Remember the bit of dialogue that went with the last scene:

Aragorn: You have some skill with a blade.
Eowyn: The women of this country learned long ago, those without swords can still die upon them. I fear neither death nor pain.
Aragorn: What do you fear, my lady?
Eowyn: A cage. To stay behind bars until use and old age accept them and all chance of valor has gone beyond recall or desire.
Aragorn: You are a daughter of kings, a Shieldmaiden of Rohan. I do not think that will be your fate.

Would that all men were open-minded like Aragorn!

Cheers,

Eloise

Eloise, those are tremendous!

I chose the one of Gandalf for several reasons: he doesn't wear any armor; he looks so small yet indomitable against his huge adversary; and given the angle, it could be a woman or a man facing the Balrog. In some ways, I identify with him because he's older... as I am myself! *smile*

About the recent pick-up of the Wonder Woman series by NBC:

http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/01/wonder-woman-tv/

I really hope that the show's producers will read that article! And I totally agree with their suggestion for the title character, too...

Cheers,

Eloise