linkspam needs some job-ma

[cofax7]

So I have an interview with [unnamed local government agency] tomorrow. I actually studied up for it, because it's been some years since I dealt with the specific state laws that would apply there. And, more importantly, I tried on my suit and made sure it fit properly and went with my pewter heels. So at least I will look presentable

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[tavella]

I was frustrated by the lack of female minor characters too. It really felt like that writers/producers decided they should have a female character in each faction, and then basically stopped thinking about it.

[cofax7]

Yeah, that. And then they underwrote the roles, as well.

[tafkarfanfic]

I am wishing you tons of job-ma!

I don't think you were supposed to find Quill charming. I found him funny and I have affection for him like I have affection for some of the guys of a certain kind that I know, but I sure didn't find him charming.

The daughters are not related (comic canon).

I am surprised you said that Gamora has no important or interesting things to do; without her there would be no plot. (That article fills in the detail better than I could here.) She is the most important character in the movie. It's kind of like Pacific Rim; there is the "official male hero" character to get it past the studio, but the female character is the one who is the real center of the piece

[cofax7]

I am surprised you said that Gamora has no important or interesting things to do;

You're right in that she has a significant plot function: she knows what's going on, far more than anyone else. And she has a moral compass, as well. But the narrative itself prioritizes Quill's position in the story: he's the leader, the guy who makes the inspiring speeches, the Designated Hero whose backstory we actually see (instead of hearing about). Hell, even Gamora herself says she'll follow where he leads, at the end.

Nebula felt pretty thin to me. Gillan was missing Saldana's more natural authority, and didn't really convey any of the history that the two women must have had--although to be fair, it must have been hard to act under all the stuff they'd put on her face. And the dialog didn't do her any good, I don't think. I dunno: I was prepared to like her, as I liked Amy Pond in DW, but I don't think the role was right for her.

But, hey, de gustibus and all that.

[abigail_n]

Yeah, I don't think you can say that Gamora suffers from Trinity Syndrome - she not only sets the plot in motion but continues to drive it throughout the film, and even gets her own boss fight (and I'm probably more interested in her relationship with Nebula than any other relationship in the film except Rocket and Groot, or possibly Gamora and Draxx). But the film is supremely uninterested in her journey, even though it's much more complex than any of the other characters'. Which is particularly annoying because it means the film leaves completely unexamined the fact that she's a mass murderer, and I'm getting pretty tired of the reformed murderer trope when there's no examination of what that kind of life does to you (and to your victims).

[katie_m]

I was mostly cranky that they did the whole living weapon, never failed a mission thing and promptly had everyone and their elderly uncle take her down.

[katie_m]

Good luck today!

[heliopausa]

Cheering for you, for the interview. :)

[vivwiley]

Chiming in late to say I hope the interview went well!