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[levyjl1988]

Not physically strong, but smart, capable, and exceeds qualities not found in typical media.

I grew up in the 90's so these are my picks.

Ellen Ripley from Aliens.

Ellie Sattler from Jurasssic Park.

Sarah Conner from Terminator 2.

Any other good examples of strong capable women, not the shit they peddle now these days.

edit: corrected spelling

 

[Maiden Voyage]

Sasha Grey is p cool.

 

[AJUMP23]

Lara Croft

 

[AJUMP23]

I grew up in the 90's so these are my picks.

Ellen Ripley from Aliens.

Ripley is from the 80s man.

 

[Majmun]

Good examples in the OP. I really love powerful women in media. The "whore who dies first" trope is getting stale

I also like Neve Campbell in Scream movies. And Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween.
Both are scream queens but they will fuck you up

 

[ManaByte]

Ripley is from the 80s man.

 

[AJUMP23]

1979.....

 

[T8SC]

 

[Cravis]

Speaking of Geena Davis, her in The Long Kiss Goodnight

 

[GymWolf]

Yeah, geena davis was a badass

 

[Kaachan]

Not a woman but capable girl nonetheless

 

[mutt765]

Trinity from The Matrix

Rita from Edge of Tomorrow

Selene from Underworld

 

[sol_bad]

She my girl.

 

[Arimer]

Officer Lewis from Robocop. Jill Taylor from Home improvement.

 

[niilokin]

Jackie Brown

 

[MilkyJoe]

 

[niilokin]

tank girl

 

[sol_bad]

tank girl

Haven't seen that in 20+ years. Might have to re-watch it and see if it's terrible. lol

 

[FunkMiller]

…We could literally keep going for hours with this.

The idea that media didn’t contain strong female characters who exceeded the men around them before the woke brigade came along is fucking idiotic.

 

[Ulysses 31]

 

[niilokin]

Alison Lohman was pretty wicked in Drag me to hell

 

[Dr.Morris79]

…We could literally keep going for hours with this.

The idea that media didn’t contain strong female characters who exceeded the men around them before the woke brigade came along is fucking idiotic.

Half these dicks cant dye their hair properly, you expect them to know or even bother to research shit

 

[ArgleBargleFooferah]

 

[Ulysses 31]

 

[badblue]

.

 

[LegendOfKage]

She my girl.

Who is this, and from what movie or TV show?

 

[Gp1]

 

[ArgleBargleFooferah]

Two more

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

 

[Mithos]

Two more

- Pleased to meet you, Mr. Garibaldi.

 

[Keihart]

 

[CGiRanger]

The titular character:

The Dororo Anime by Studio MAPPA is pretty lit.

 

[Jaysen]

 

[triplestation]

 

[Dr.Morris79]

I fooking loved that show! The fat suit Adama will always be the best, out of nowhere, thing for me. Honestly couldnt stop laughing

 

[8bitpill]

Before the great pandering, they made this little reboot and it was a natural progression of a strong female character, becoming a power house.

 

[8bitpill]

There are many female lead gems live action and animated.

 

[Ulysses 31]

There are many female lead gems live action and animated.

Without any context, it looks like a women attacking someone unarmed who's cornered and too scared to fight back. Not really a sign of strength.

 

[8bitpill]

Without any context, it looks like a women attacking someone unarmed who's cornered and too scared to fight back. Not really a sign of strength.

Do your self a favor if you like anime watch the full movie.

 

[West Texas CEO]

 

[BigBooper]

Lara Croft

Is that a c-section scar?

Kim Kovak in Vertigo. It's my second favorite Hitchcock movie if you've never seen it I recommend.

 

[Kilau]

Is that a c-section scar?

That’s just a dirty shirt.

 

[mansoor1980]

strong jaw line

 

[MilkyJoe]

That chick from Ash vs Evil Dead is awesome

 

[NeoGiffer]

Sasha Grey is p cool.

 

[Keihart]

Before the great pandering, they made this little reboot and it was a natural progression of a strong female character, becoming a power house.

Horror movies always have cool and strong female characters, the term "final girl" was not born out of thin air.
I always get triggered when people call out media as not having strong females, as if the tomboy archetype was not one of the most popular ones since the fucking 1800's.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Hit Girl (from Kick-Ass)

Tifa. Of course.

Misato Katzuragi (from Evangelion)

There’s literally hundreds to choose from.
Classic literature is also full of kickass women. But one has to know history and read books to know.

 

[8bitpill]

Horror movies always have cool and strong female characters, the term "final girl" was not born out of thin air.
I always get triggered when people call out media as not having strong females, as if the tomboy archetype was not one of the most popular ones since the fucking 1800's.

A majority of people have short term memories. I get that a lot of these Gen Z kids haven't watched these movies and films, but there were always cinema that pushed a strong female lead. It might have not been as strong in mainstream blockbusters, but the indie cinema has always been there with female leads.

Here are some recent examples,

Also, lets have a throw back to Nancy,

 

[Maiden Voyage]

…We could literally keep going for hours with this.

The idea that media didn’t contain strong female characters who exceeded the men around them before the woke brigade came along is fucking idiotic.

Gillian Anderson in X-FIles is life.

 

[Crownjo]