I think a lot of the time in films, men get roles where they create their own destiny and women are just tools, supporters for that.
Interpretation
The quote highlights the tendency for male characters to be portrayed as active agents in shaping their destinies, while female characters are often relegated to supporting roles.
Ellen Page's quote critiques the representation of gender in films, emphasizing that male characters are frequently given protagonist roles where they actively forge their destinies, while female characters are often depicted as mere tools or supporters in the narratives. This disparity reflects broader societal issues regarding gender roles and highlights the need for more complex and empowered female characters in storytelling.
In practice
In a panel discussion on gender representation in media, this quote could be used to underscore the need for more complex female characters.
This world would be a whole lot better if we just made an effort to be less horrible to one another. If we took just five minutes to recognize each other's beauty instead of attacking each other for our differences - that's not hard - it's really an easier and better way to live.
I don't know why people are so reluctant to say they're feminists. Could it be any more obvious that we still live in a patriarchal world when feminism is a bad word?
The more time went by, the more something just happened, an Oh my god - I want to love someone freely and walk down the street and hold my girlfriend's hand.
You think you're in a place where you're all 'I'm thrilled to be gay, I have no issues about being gay anymore, I don't feel shame about being gay,' but you actually do. You're just not fully aware of it. I think I still felt scared about people knowing. I felt awkward around gay people; I felt guilty for not being myself.
If you're a girl and you don't fit the very specific vision of what a girl should be, which is always from a man's perspective, then you're a little bit at a loss.
TV started for me just as a means of keeping my husband Desi off the road. He'd been on tour with his band since he got out of the Army, and we were in our 11th year of marriage and wanted to have children.
We meet no ordinary people in our lives.
Never Hesitate to hold out your hand; never hesitate to accept the outstretched hand of another.
People with mental problems are our neighbors. They are members of our congregations, members of our families; they are everywhere in this country. If we ignore their cries for help, we will be continuing to participate in the anguish from which those cries for help come. A problem of this magnitude will not go away. Because it will not go away, and because of our spiritual commitments, we are compelled to take action.
I'm trying to get people to see that we are our brother's keeper. Red, white, black, brown or yellow, rich or poor, we all have the blues.
Anniversaries are like birthdays: occasions to celebrate and to think ahead, usually among friends with whom one shares not only the past but also the future.
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