When "Thelma & Louise" was released over 20 years ago, critics predicted based on it’s critical and economic success that it would spark a new cinematic genre: the female buddy film. Unfortunately, that never quite happened.
We're guessing that's why everyone is so excited about “The Heat,” which opens June 28th and promises to be a beacon of hope for the female buddy film genre.
A “Buddy Film” is, according to The Oxford Dictionary of Film Studies, "a film that tells the story of a close relationship between two men, often with a light-hearted tone." And according to Kaleem Aftab at The Independent, buddy films embody the common qualities of "violence, witty banter and misogyny." Women in these movies are often auxiliary characters who exist primarily as love interests. While audiences have been watching films that explore “bromances” for years, we rarely see movies about female friendship that don't also revolve around finding romantic love.
We're guessing that's why everyone is so excited about “The Heat,” which opens June 28th and promises to be a beacon of hope for the female buddy film genre.
A “Buddy Film” is, according to The Oxford Dictionary of Film Studies, "a film that tells the story of a close relationship between two men, often with a light-hearted tone." And according to Kaleem Aftab at The Independent, buddy films embody the common qualities of "violence, witty banter and misogyny." Women in these movies are often auxiliary characters who exist primarily as love interests. While audiences have been watching films that explore “bromances” for years, we rarely see movies about female friendship that don't also revolve around finding romantic love.
- 6/28/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
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