Hollywood Is Listening

It's no surprise, one look at cast lists and scripts will show you how male oriented Hollywood is. But it seems like they're learning something.

On this morning's airing of ABC's Good Morning America, they revealed a plan for an all female cast of Oceans Eleven. Oceans Eleven is a movie with A-List celebrities like George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Brad Pitt. OE centers around a group of men robbing the Bellagio, a grand casino in Las Vegas. It's exciting to hear of an all female cast for a movie of this genre, because it's not typical. I can only recall one movie where a group of women are stealing a large amount of money. I am in no way encouraging women to go out a steal millions of dollars as a stance for equality, but this sort of story line doesn't typically portray women.

Another movie set to release in 2016 is Ghostbusters, this cast is also all female, with stars such as Kristen Wig and Melissa McCarthy. Ghostbusters will be just as empowering as well, showing strong independent women who "don't need no man" to fight off monsters.

Movies, books, and plays can be tested using the Bechdel Test. The Bechdel tests evaluates an entertainment piece based on how many women in the cast are talking to each other about something other than a man.

I'm not saying every cast needs to be all female, or that movies and tv shows can't have a heavy male presence. I'm just excited about this equal representation that we are beginning to see. I'm excited for the little girls who will watch Ghostbusters (probably not Oceans Eleven) and be empowered. We are influenced so much by what we see as we grow up. I'm exciting for what Hollywood will be able to teach the next generations, and how empowered and well-rounded they will become.

stay peaceful (and go to the movies)!!