Last month saw the internet explode following James Cameronâs controversial comments about Wonder Woman in that it is a step backwards, which also saw director Patty Jenkins respond to.
Now with Avatar set to film soon, James Cameron has once again blasts Wonder Woman while talking with THR, and he is not backtracking his statements.Â
Yes, Iâll stand by that. I mean, she was Miss Israel, and she was wearing a kind of bustier costume that was very form-fitting. Sheâs absolutely drop-dead gorgeous. To me, thatâs not breaking ground. They had Raquel Welch doing stuff like that in the â60s. It was all in a context of talking about why Sarah Connor â what Linda created in 1991 â was, if not ahead of its time, at least a breakthrough in its time. I donât think it was really ahead of its time because weâre still not [giving women these types of roles].
Itâs noted to James Cameron that Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins responded by saying not every woman character has to look âhard, troubled and tough to be strong,â with Cameron offering the following response, including a remark about Hollywood âlettingâ her direct the movie:
Linda looked great. She just wasnât treated as a sex object. There was nothing sexual about her character. It was about angst, it was about will, it was about determination. She was crazy, she was complicated. ⊠She wasnât there to be liked or ogled, but she was central, and the audience loved her by the end of the film. So as much as I applaud Patty directing the film and Hollywood, uh, âlettingâ a woman direct a major action franchise, I didnât think there was anything groundbreaking in Wonder Woman. I thought it was a good film. Period. I was certainly shocked that [my comment] was a controversial statement. It was pretty obvious in my mind. I just think Hollywood doesnât get it about women in commercial franchises. Drama, theyâve got that cracked, but the second they start to make a big commercial action film, they think they have to appeal to 18-year-old males or 14-year-old males, whatever it is. Look, it was probably a little bit of a simplistic remark on my part, and Iâm not walking it back, but I will add a little detail to it, which is: I like the fact that, sexually, she had the upper hand with the male character, which I thought was fun.
