Which video games have strong and interesting female characters?
Has everyone really neglected to mention Elizabeth from Bioshock Infinite? I realize you don't play as her but she is just as essential to the gameplay and the story as the player character.And frankly she's the closest I've come to falling in love with a bunch of pixels. She's extremely intelligent and for good reason (being locked in flying Statue with nothing but books will do that to you) She's also tough and capable but not in the patronizing "you go giirrl!" manner that gets shoehorned into a story in an attempt at pandering. The amount of emotional depth and genuine charm she has is in addition to her strength is also remarkable.For example, immediately after you free her she's so excited to be out for the first time; she's totally consumed by the feeling, enough to forget the impending manhunt. When she across a band playing on the docks, she immediately begins to dance and invites you to join. However when she witnesses you kill for the first time (in spite of it being in self-defense) the reality of the situation strikes and she recoils from you in horror.Eventually she comes around to realize its kill or be killed and makes herself a REAL asset to you by picking locks, tossing you ammo, Heath, salts (the games version of mana) and of course using her powers to "tear" and warp dimetions. But by far the best thing about her is that along with her toughness and wit Elizebeth is nuanced with a charming femininity that makes her feel believable. Part of that femininty is her romantic heart, a polite, forthcoming aura and a sense of compassion that contrasts/complements the stoic nature of the player character Booker Dewitt.The other is that she is totally secure in her supporting role as the brains that complement the brawn, she dose not need to compensate.Too often when "strong" female characters are written they are either a girly Mary-sue or they just given male characteristics (super strength, fighting abilities, stoic persona, high body count, etc) and a bitchy, condescending "you go giirrl" attitude as if traditional feminity has no strengths of its own. Elizibeth is a wonderful rebuttal to that trope and I implore those who haven't already to pop in Bioshock Infinate and see what I mean.
What are some awesome movie facts & details?
We talk about about the iconic fight sequences from our favorite movies. But the real actors are not the ones that usually make them awesome. Those were indeed made as near to perfection by their amazing stunt doubles.We all know how awesome is that airport battle scene from Captain America: Civil War. This is the stunt double team that performed it.Here is the Guardians of the Galaxy stunt doubles.Arthur Curry & Mera stunt doubles from Aquaman.Bane stunt double from Batman: Dark Knight Rises. [Now imitate in Bane’s voice] “Where is the camera?”The iconic Wolverine’s stunt double. But I don’t know why he looks wasted :PHank Pym stunt double from Ant Man.Arnold’s stunt double for Total Recall.Gamora stunt double (triples) from Guardians of the Galaxy. “Where is Gamora?, Who is Gamora?, Why is Gamora?”Badass Black Widow stunt double who rides motorcycle for her in MCU.Stunt double for Jean-Claude Van Damme in Street Fighter.Stunt double for Chris Pratt in Jurassic World.We have seen the stunt doubles and let’s see how some of the awesome scenes are made with CGI. Here’s how the Barrel of Monkeys scene made in Iron Man 3 was made.Elve’s castle from Lord of the Rings.This is how the badass Rocket was brought to life in Guardians of the Galaxy.Chitauri’s invasion fight from Avengers.Buildings that was destroyed by the monster named Godzilla.Somebody is working hard to make Star Lord fly.Ah. The iconic Joker Interrogation scene Batman: Dark Knight and the quote “When the chips are down, these... these civilized people, they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve.”This is how they got the perfect size for the Wonder Woman costume for Gal Gadot.That iconic scene where Jack fades away from Rose in the Titanic movie. Also that made a lot of memes :P.Making of Mad Max: Fury Road.One of the car from the Blade Runner movie from 1982.This is how the crazy kid driving drags are captured in Baby Driver.The dimensional scene from Interstellar.This is how the Star Destroyer was made in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980).Now to the fun elements from the sets of some famous movies. C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) was re-hydrating from the Star Wars sets.The Nun is having Fun.Probably the only picture that you can find with Dumbledore and You Know Who without rising their wands against each other.The mad titan and the mad genius are having fun. Don’t worry Iron Man will be back to kick Thanos’s purple ass in Avengers 4.Source: Looper