I do agree with that--the BBC Sherlock is far more subtle and, in many ways, intelligent. Again, it's not the ONE portrayal that bothers me, insofar as Ritchie is concerned. It's this pervasive pattern of having to qualify everything with "NO HOMO", or playing it up purely for laughs. Fanservice is becoming normalized, but I have yet to see an American movie consummate a homosexual relationship without it being specifically a "gay movie". Hollywood executives think that would alienate an audience. Because, after all, anybody can relate to straight people, but only homos can relate to gay/bisexual/whole LGBT spectrum people. Unless, of course, it's two hot women making out, because then straight guys think it's awesome. As long as it's all for their consumption.
Same way anybody can relate to white people, but only minorities can relate to other minorities, and everybody can relate to men, but only women can relate with women, and women really want to watch romantic comedies that end in marriage. Female protagonists are okay as long as they're sexed up for the men. Feminism, or women who don't exist for the male gaze, are too threatening. Men might have to evaluate their privilege, or relate to women without the sex object angle, and that's just lame.
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Date: 2012-01-14 03:43 am (UTC)Same way anybody can relate to white people, but only minorities can relate to other minorities, and everybody can relate to men, but only women can relate with women, and women really want to watch romantic comedies that end in marriage. Female protagonists are okay as long as they're sexed up for the men. Feminism, or women who don't exist for the male gaze, are too threatening. Men might have to evaluate their privilege, or relate to women without the sex object angle, and that's just lame.