The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 opens today. Thankfully, Bella’s run as a leading lady waiting for her smitten men to save the day is coming to an end. While there are plenty of reasons to hope the next blockbuster vampire franchise leans more toward Buffy the Vampire Slayer, fans of movies with strong female leads have reasons to be thankful for the angst-ridden vampire-versus-werewolf saga. . . . → Read More: All Hail Twilight?
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 Catching up with fangirls and heroines around the web for the week of July 21st, 2012. . . . → Read More: Fangirls Around The Web: July 21, 2012  Leave a comment  Fangirl, Hunger Games, SciFi, Star Wars  Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Consetta Parker, Fangirls Around the Web, Her Universe, heroine, Heroine's Journey, Hunger Games, Jaina Solo, Jennifer Landa, Katie Cook, Katniss Everdeen, Legend of Korra, Maria Selke, Shea Standefer, Star Wars, Strwrsgrl FANgirl contributor Kay comments on a New York Times article discussing Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games. . . . → Read More: Katniss, A Relatable Heroine  Why isn’t the existing Hero’s Journey model already good enough to use for heroine-centered stories? In this post, we address the three main problems we see in Joseph Campbell’s monomyth and its impact on storytelling, and how we hope to design the Heroine’s Journey model differently to avoid them. . . . → Read More: The Heroine’s Journey: How Campbell’s Model Doesn’t Fit 7 comments Fangirl, Fantasy, Hunger Games, SciFi, Star Wars, Storytelling and Writing, Superheroes Battlestar Galactica, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Hero's Journey, heroine, Heroine's Journey, Jaina Solo, Joseph Campbell, Katniss Everdeen, Matt Stover, monomyth, Once Upon a Time, Princess Leia Organa Solo, Seeking Strong Female Heroines, Star Wars, writing  Contributor Mary Sheridan returns with her perspective on Katniss Everdeen as an heroic character. . . . → Read More: The Heroic Games – Defining Katniss  Following up on last month’s recap of the impressive performance by stories featuring strong female heroines, here’s more evidence that creating powerful women is good for the bottom line. . . . → Read More: Strong Female Heroines as Hitmakers  Last weekend’s release of The Hunger Games movie has generated a lot of fan discussion about the differences between the book and the film. Some fans have expressed disappointment, even outrage, at various aspects of the book that were “left out” or “changed” in the movie. Other fans have praised the new material in the movie for expanding the story or increasing its impact compared to the book. And some, like a parent with two children, love them both just as much, but in different ways. . . . → Read More: The Book, the Movie, and the Story of The Hunger Games  After much anticipation, it was delightful to see The Hunger Games movie succeed so brilliantly. Check back later this week for more thoughts and analysis of the film, but in the meantime you can start with the movie review. The short version: it’s a 9/10. . . . → Read More: REVIEW: The Hunger Games (Movie) A young hero from a desolate and isolated region, torn from that life by the evil machinations of an oppressive regime, mentored by a wise-yet-weary warrior, forced into new alliances and a rebellion, a singular life-defining shot that hits its mark… I bet you thought I was talking about Star Wars. . . . → Read More: Stories from a Certain Point of View Last night I attended the midnight movie premiere of The Hunger Games at my favorite local theater. Here’s my preliminary, spoiler-free recap. . . . → Read More: The Hunger Games: Midnight Movie Premiere Recap (Spoiler-Free) |
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