![]() Instead, she got pin thin to pull off becoming Dominika, who begins her journey as an intelligence operative as a prima ballerina. According to Huffington Post, Jennifer Lawrence famously admitted to dieting for this film, but not to become ass-kicking ready. Even though the Atomic Blonde plot is flimsy, these fight scenes make it easy to suspend disbelief and immerse yourself in Lorraine’s world. I am never not stunned when I see Charlize Theron smoothly move on screen as though she was designed by God himself to be a killing machine. Where Atomic Blonde succeeds that Red Sparrow fails, is in the execution of its perfectly choreographed fight scenes. Because of this, Lorraine finds trust to be an impossible sacrifice that will land her dead or worse, caught in a double cross. She knows how the intelligence community works and knows love can get you killed. Lorraine, on the other hand, cannot be fooled by hope, kind words or even love. More importantly, Dominika is a character who hasn’t had the time to harden from the cruelties she’s been exposed to. In Red Sparrow, Dominika is essentially Lorraine Broughton (Charlize Theron) before the double crosses are so involved they’re almost impossible to follow. Red Sparrow has a less contrived plot and snooze-worthy fight scenes, but there is a bit more care in terms of the unfolding of the story. The Jennifer Lawrence actioner is almost like a lofty prequel to the Charlize Theron and David Leitch team up for the adaptation of graphic novel The Coldest City. ![]() While in the build-up to its release many were making comparisons between Red Sparrow and the Black Widow solo film in the works at Marvel, a more realistic comparison is between Red Sparrow and last year’s Atomic Blonde. Thanks to the training Dominika receives as a Red Sparrow, she can seduce anyone she encounters, making her the siren of the Intelligence world. A Red Sparrow is an intelligence agent trained to be a sexual shapeshifter and cold-blooded killer. To survive, she chooses to become a Russian operative known as a Red Sparrow in exchange for protection and care for her ailing mother. She portrays Dominika Egorova, a prima ballerina who has a devastating accident that ends her career. This is what happened in the case of Red Sparrow the 2018 film starring Jennifer Lawrence based on the book by Jason Matthews. In their hurry to churn out the next great female-fronted action film, studios are abandoning the character development necessary to make an action star of any gender compelling. However, star power alone doesn’t make these movies compelling and that’s a lesson studios are hopefully coming to understand. The world is changing and the demand for female characters who burst from the screen like warriors is very “in”, which is great because that means there are more films being lead by actresses. There’s been a significant influx of films fronted by women thanks to booming box office numbers. Martha Mauzen, the study’s author said, “We have now seen over and over and over that female characters, when done well, they’re good box office.” And Martha wasn’t the only person to notice. Additionally, in 2016, a study done by the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film found women led 29% of the top 100 grossing films of the year, which was a 7% increase from the year before. Last year’s Black List actually highlighted many specs written by women and centering around female killers. There’s a demand for these movies and a research proves it. Thanks to a shifting climate in Hollywood and the successes of films like Aliens, The Hunger Games, or Wonder Woman, every studio wants to roll out the next female action hero. Everyone wants to corner the market for the next big female action franchise.
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