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potentiality_26I went to see xXx: The Return of Xander Cage and let me tell you I thought it was fantastic.
In general the xXx movies have always brought out a slightly juvenile side of me that is 100% there for a cross between James Bond and the X-Games and wow did this movie not disappoint on that score, but there was also more to it than that. All the action was great, all the characters were great, Donnie Yen was especially great (and Xiang's dynamic with Xander Cage really did it for me you guys) and there were so many women!
Like, I'm not going to claim it was some kind of feminist utopia, it's xXx, but there were three major female characters who were all well developed, each kickass in a different way, and really supportive of each other- and there were multiple minor female characters none of whom died for man-pain. I can't really think of another action movie that can say the same, honestly.
Anyway, I think it's a shame that it's not getting much love. It's not a perfect movie but it was really entertaining! I spent the whole movie with a stupid grin on my face, and I shipped so many people.
In general the xXx movies have always brought out a slightly juvenile side of me that is 100% there for a cross between James Bond and the X-Games and wow did this movie not disappoint on that score, but there was also more to it than that. All the action was great, all the characters were great, Donnie Yen was especially great (and Xiang's dynamic with Xander Cage really did it for me you guys) and there were so many women!
Like, I'm not going to claim it was some kind of feminist utopia, it's xXx, but there were three major female characters who were all well developed, each kickass in a different way, and really supportive of each other- and there were multiple minor female characters none of whom died for man-pain. I can't really think of another action movie that can say the same, honestly.
Anyway, I think it's a shame that it's not getting much love. It's not a perfect movie but it was really entertaining! I spent the whole movie with a stupid grin on my face, and I shipped so many people.
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Date: 2017-01-30 05:32 pm (UTC)