“That’s what distinguishesCharlie’s Angelsfrom James Bond, Jason Bourne,Mission: Impossible.
I cry at work.”
before remembering that we all have a job to do.
Her 2019 version answers that question.
It’s made clear in the trailer: This is a global spy thriller.
“), but Banks also knew there were elements she wanted to leave behind.
“Versus 18 years later I don’t need to explain how she got her fing skills.
As audiences we accept that women can do anything.”
Also clear was the need for the franchise to, at long last, be run by women.
(Maybe the comedic timing didn’t come from her director after all.)
(“This is how it always is,” says Scott patiently.)
It also feels more in line with the egalitarian Hollywood so many people would like to see.
“You had three great actresses, two of whom were among the biggest in the world.
Balinska is quiet and thoughtful, Scott good-natured and warm.
She’s clearly done this before.
She also meant to make it, inherently, a woman’s movie.
Not as inforwomen, but using her innately feminine strengths to create a project that only a woman could.
There’s also the glaring question of the male gaze.
The gaze is inherent to the story ofCharlie’s Angels.
“I feel like that’s not what people want to see anymore,” says Balinska.
“Drew produced those movies and they look confident and happy in those roles,” argues Stewart.
“It is contagious.
Five years ago, the future of all women directors hung in the balance with each female-helmed film.
“This movie is a solution to a problem but we are not the problem.
And if you want to investigate the problem you should ask the problem.
I’d love to know the answer.”
But we’d love to know the answer, too.
Or why Greta Gerwig is only the fifth woman in Oscar history to be nominated for Best Director.
“Women still have so much scrutiny,” cautions Cantillon.
“The scrutiny is much greater, the opportunities are limited [compared to men].
It makes it obvious just how emotionally repressed male spy thrillers are in comparison.
“In no way are we stronger when we’re not acknowledging our emotions,” says Stewart.
“That is a weakness.”
After all, James Bond can only meet his targets as far as he’s met himself.
