Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-68.40.61.21-20150319022242/@comment-2041242-20150319024207

1. Since Natasha Romanov is one of the S.H.I.E.L.D. top spies I see her more as a strong female character. She stands her ground as shown in different scenes in different movies. But I also think she is some kind of Token female character, the woman in a group of Man (the avengers). In short, while she has the aspects of a token female character, the black widow is a strong female character.

2. I think for the Media world (movies and television) it is alot easier to make a show about a male then about a female, just because of the stereotypes we have. It is alot easier to make a war movie about a male, because a male soldier, a typical GI Joe, is more popular, Band of Brothers by example. A historical tvshow/movie is also easier about a male, because males played a bigger part in history. I dont think a show like Spartacus or a movie like Robin Hood would work when the main character is a female. While there should be more movies and television shows centered on females, those shows or movies are mostly a different kind of show (Jane the Virgin or Faking it by example), thats why I think shows like iZombie, Scandal or how to get away with murder are a positive thing, focusing on a female character, and that could set as an example for by example Marvel (Squirell girl serie?). So yes, there should be more, but I think it is harder to have a blockbuster, like a marvel movie, with a female lead.

3. Within the MCU, or the main-stream Marvel Universe, there aren't alot of female characters. Ofc there are strong once, like Black Widow, Storm, Invisible woman and Ms. Marvel, most of them wouldn't warrant a solo movie. Invisible woman wont work without the F4 and Storm without the X-Men. Another problem is that most strong female characters aren't "owned" by Marvel. X-Men has strong Female characters, but X-men cant be used. Who do you have left? Squirell Girl? She wouldn't work as a full movie, maybe a show, yes. If the MCU would be focussing on Female leads I think for them I would be easier too focus on the small screen then on the big screen, with more time to flesh the character out (Like Jessisa on Netflix would). If Marvel was to make more movies with a Female lead I do not know if I would watch them, it all depends on the character it self (and I propably would end up watching, because it is the MCU), while a television show would be a thing I would certainly watch, just because I think such a format would suit a female character better.

I hope I answered your questions in a usefull manner!