So a woman over 60 is more likely to star than a Chris? Or a talking animal?
No. Though the wording is mildly ambiguous, of the top 100 grossing films in the UK in 2023-2025:
five starred a woman over 60
six starred a Chris
twenty featured a talking animal
And like all concerns: think globally, act locally. Explore your inner biases. Consider whether there are movies with older women that you can support with your time, attention, and money. You aren’t responsible for changing the entire industry, but individual actions can easily have impact beyond their effort.
Or do make it something you want to actively fight for. Spread the word about the issue. Make calls; write letters. Encourage others to take action.
People want representation, and an aging actress whose career is directly affected has an interest in said representation. But I kind of disagree that art in general needs to be by, for, and inclusive of everyone. People will watch what they’re interested in, and studios want to make money. The intersection is what we see bankrolled. So support what you want to see more of. That’s about the best you can do.
So a woman over 60 is more likely to star than a Chris? Or a talking animal?
You could keep adding variables to make this claim about anything.
ie, “Films more likely to star a little person, or a black person, or a pie, than a women over 60.”
Even if this is a concern, what would you have us shlubs on Lemmy to do about it?
No. Though the wording is mildly ambiguous, of the top 100 grossing films in the UK in 2023-2025:
And like all concerns: think globally, act locally. Explore your inner biases. Consider whether there are movies with older women that you can support with your time, attention, and money. You aren’t responsible for changing the entire industry, but individual actions can easily have impact beyond their effort.
Or do make it something you want to actively fight for. Spread the word about the issue. Make calls; write letters. Encourage others to take action.
this isn’t a concern.
nobody cares about this. and they shouldn’t.
what this is is a manufactured study to generated click bait headlines. the entire thing is exploitative.
We need more revenge shooter movies staring 60 year old women instead of Liam Neeson
I’m in to this idea
People want representation, and an aging actress whose career is directly affected has an interest in said representation. But I kind of disagree that art in general needs to be by, for, and inclusive of everyone. People will watch what they’re interested in, and studios want to make money. The intersection is what we see bankrolled. So support what you want to see more of. That’s about the best you can do.