"Sexuality doesn’t exist for superheroes,” Pedro Almodóvar recently told
an audience when asked for his thoughts on Marvel movies. “They are neutered.” The 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Pain & Glory auteur makes an inter💦esting point: romance has become a rare thing in superhero stories. However, I would add that amour isn’t just lacking in spandex cinema but in the vast majorit🐬y of blockbusters.
Let’s first look at the MCU. During Phase One, each hero had their love interest, ranging from the mundane (Jane Foster) to those deserving of a spin-off (Pepper Potts). Formulaic stuff, sure, but Peggy and Steve’s relationship transformed 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The First Avenger fr🧸om a borderline by-the-numbers origin story into somethi🌸ng truly heartfelt.
By the time Phase Three rolled around, the idea of superheroes being sexually active was banished. Rachel McAdams gets minimal screentime in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Doctor Strange, while 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Black Panther’s T’Challa and Nakia are allowed no more than a mild flirtation. Captain Marvel is arguably the most ‘neutered’ of them all, with no obvious love interest. At least 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Avengers: Endgame finally brought Peggy and Cap 𝔉together again, making 🧔for the movie’s best moment.
Other studios have also phased out onscreen romance. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Gemini Man teased romance between Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Will Smith, yet nothing came to pass. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Godzilla: King of the Monsters may be the least romantic story ever told. Even Disney’s live- action Aladdin and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Lion King lack the fizz of their animated counterparts.
Worst of all, the new Star Wars movies have lacked all romance. In the original trilogy, the chemistry between Leia and Han is palpable. The pair share multiple good smooches, while 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Empire Strikes Back contains one of the single best expressions of love ever seen on scre๊en. We’ve been teased ReyLo and FinnPoe, with neither actua🍨lly happening. Finn and Rose shared a kiss, yes, but not exactly a sizzling one.
Of course, we still have romance in movies, mainly in the groundbreaking stories being told in queer cinema: 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Call Me By Your Name, Carol, God’s Own Country and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Moonlight to name a few. Hopefully, we’ll see🐽 more of that in blockbusters, because they’re becoming less and less romantic... or is it just me?
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