Hollywood Sucks Part III

Why does every movie coming out these days have to have a woman “saving” everybody? Is this supposed to be a plot twist or shocker? Am I supposed to think it’s rebellious, daring, refreshing, or empowering instead of just boring, predictable and asinine?
I had the misfortune of watching the 2003 John Travolta dud ‘Basic’ the other day, which is what inspired all my questions. Watching tiny Connie Nielson beat up an army ranger cadet was almost an unbelievable as watching Roselyn Sanchez pretend she was a ranger cadet too, lugging a 90 pound backpack around when she doesn’t way 90 pounds herself. Is Hollywood that hung up on politically correct nonsense that every movie has to have some ridiculous, “everybody’s equal” theme? Those two women couldn’t beat up Michael Jackson, never mind a man, and certainly not a ranger. Why? Why were they there? The movie couldn’t just have guys on the ranger team? Is there a female quota that has to be filled? Watching that movie was so annoying that I put in the director’s cut of The Wild Bunch…then I felt better.