James Gunn explains why he never liked the “perfect female” Trope

James Gunn He has always had a talent to create strata and complex characters, and this includes women in his stories. While he is responsible for some of the strongest female characters in comics adaptations today, the Pacifier The Creator’s co-head and DC Studios explained why he was never a fan of the so-called Trope “Perfect Female Badass” that we see too often in movies and TV.

Take PacifierEmilia Harcourt for example. It is hard, skilled and absolutely capable of holding only one, but the show clarifies that it is far from impeccable. Season 2 digs in particular its struggles and shows that behind its sharp edges, it still has to do with heavy personal problems.

In the last episode of Peacemaker: The Official Podcast, Jennifer Holland He turned to how rare to find this type of opportunity for women in Hollywood.

“As a female, you cannot always play three -dimensional and complicated characters. Either women are really bad and terrible or are really beautiful, sweet and adorable. You [Gunn] Add a lot of size to your characters. “

Gunn followed by breaking exactly what disturbs him how female heroes are often written.

“They are all people. There are differences between the sexes, of course, but we are much more similar than different. When I entered [Hollywood]The female characters were always perfect for the most part.

“Over time, he started the” Tosto Female “quote”. I didn’t even like it because they weren’t toasted as Star-Lord or Deadpool Star-Lord is a tough. They had no personality.

“They were still perfect tough. So being able to allow defects in those characters was, for me, the most beautiful thing you could do.”

It is a refreshing perspective that highlights the reason why Gunn’s work stands out in the landscape of crowded superheroes. Instead of relying on the clichés, he ensures that characters like Harcourt feel real, disordered and human.

What do you think of Gunn’s comments? Do defective heroes resonate more with you than the “perfect” ones that we usually see?