Top Five: Badass Female Leads to Watch in 2023
2023 Is Promising Some Great Female Perspective
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Movies in 2023 are promising a lot of badass female leads. 2022 kicked things off with strong women in MCU films like ‘Wakanda Forever’ with its kickass ensemble of women taking down the bad guy to ‘The Woman King’ starring Viola Davis - this movie season is about strong and inspiring characters we can look forward to meeting.
"It's clear stories told from the female perspective brings a whole new dynamic to the box office,” says Yahoo Finance’s Alexandra Canal. “That's why we're seeing a ton of really strong female-driven films this year with characters who are strong yet sensitive, smart yet silly, and emotional yet steadfast. Multi-layered and complex — just like us girls! From Ariel searching for her own independent voice to Margaret Simon questioning her religion, there's lessons to be learned from all of these films and the badass characters within them."
So we’ve taken a look and here are some you should put in that must-see category for 2023.
Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret? It’s been 50 years since Judy Blume wrote this coming of age novel and so much of it still resonates today. Margaret, played by Abby Ryder Fortson, portrays Margaret with fresh honesty - and still addresses those early teen year fears and hopes, all while going through puberty. (April 2023)
Little Mermaid with Halle Bailey playing the brave mermaid, Ariel. This reimagined Live Action movie by Rob Marshall continues to show Ariel as a modern woman who is following her passion. Marshall told Entertainment Weekly this is really a tale about “finding your true self.” “We keep a lot of the meat of the film that made us all fall in love with this film,” Bailey told Yahoo at Disney’s D23 Expo in September. “It’s really her, and her gumption. And just excitement for the life above [her] world. I think she really just goes for what she wants. She’s not scared. And it’s not all about a boy. It’s all about what she wants for herself, and her life.” (May 2023)
Elemental is further proof that opposites attract. The Pixar film centers around Ember, a strong fiery female (literally) with Wade, who is a little laid back and made of water. The two live in Element City where beings representing fire, water, land and air. We watch as the two explore a relationship and how it can function in a world where situations seem stacked against them. (June 2023)
Barbie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken, finds herself struggling in the Barbie World and is expelled because she’s a less than perfect doll. What does she do?! She decides to find happiness in the human world. (July 2023)
The Marvels promises a trio of badass women tackling the bad guys in an interstellar war. It brings together Captain Marvel, Ms Marvel and Monica Rambeau from Wandavision. (July 2023)
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