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I like this for two reasons.

First, my dad was really into James Bond movies when I was growing up, and he used to have a collection that he would watch from time to time. In many ways, James Bond started my dislike of the entire genre of action film. All the movies follow the same general plot. Bond has girls, Bond has mission, Bond blows things up, Bond kills people, Bond gets another girl. It’s clear who the intended audience is. As much as I realize my disdain for these movies comes partially out of personal preference, a large part of that comes from that role taken on by the women portrayed in them. If women are not the ones being rescued, then they instead take on the role of highly sexualized “badasses” which still contributes to the creation of the ultimate male fantasy. Although I have not seen the new James Bond movies, I appreciate We Are Equal‘s use of a decades-old cultural figure who I view as an enforcer of gender stereotypes as a framework to point out ways in which sexism still thrives in our society.

Second, Daniel Craig can obviously pull off heels.