Hey there, fellow movie enthusiasts! I’m on the hunt for films that portray positive masculinity. We often see movies with traditional, stereotypical portrayals of masculinity, but I believe there’s a world of cinema out there that can challenge these norms and offer a fresh perspective.

So, I’m turning to you, the experts of Lemmy, to help me discover hidden gems and well-known classics that showcase men in a positive light, breaking free from the clichés. Positive masculinity can encompass a wide range of qualities such as empathy, vulnerability, strength in character, and emotional intelligence. I’m interested in any genre – from drama and comedy to action and sci-fi – as long as the films make us question what it means to be a man.

Let’s curate a list of films that define positive masculinity in cinema.

  • Ummdustry@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I’m kind of confused, doesn’t the movie seem to say that ken clearly doesn’t believe he is Kenough?

    • he feels the need to defend his statement with lies (“and I’m good at doing stuff”) rather than loving himself unconditionally.
    • we last see him bawling his eyes out,
    • barbies’ ending seems to imply that becoming a person rather than the image of one is what it means to be complete & fufilled, something ken explicitly does not achieve.

    Idk, I feel like people are reading pretty far ahead of what the text shows on this one. Is he in a better place? Sure, but he’s still nothing like a role model. Any genuine kenmpleteness is imagined on the viewers part.

    • Scratch@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      The big fight scene seems like the closing of an arc in him accepting that he’s “just Ken” and how that’s not a bad thing.