Hit-Girl - Postmodern Heroine or "morally reprehensible"?
Hit-Girl, whilst not being your average child still shows characteristics of a young girl. On the other hand she has a darker slightly twisted side which seems totally inappropriate for anyone especially a tenderly aged girl.
Kick-Ass is a film that addresses what would happen if normal people tried to behave like superhero’s. The film, so unrealistic still shocks when it shows a twelve year old girl beating up fully grown men and calling them such derogatory terms such as ‘c**t’s’ the director draws attention to this though by making it so obvious. This which is socially unexceptable and completely unrealistic still causes such controversy during the film. If you think seriously about this context all the superhero’s associated in the film are morally reprehensible, just because Hit-Girl is younger this surely doesn’t matter.
The picture of her and her dad connotates nice thoughts about a farther and daughter relationship, however the image of her in a school girl outfit, pouting with a gun to hand connotates quite morally inappropriate thoughts as this image seems very provocative and inappropriate for you young girl to look like, what isn’t so recognised is how strong, powerful and fearless Hit-Girl is, especially being so young. Different again is the cartoon picture, this although realistically isn’t humorous in this context I find that it is. The caption below read "She was John Rambo crossed with Polly Pocket", the use of the blood and the stance she is pulling also add to the humor as they are so unrealistic like the film itself.
When you think of other superwomen like Batwoman and Catwoman, they are mostly seen looking provocative and not really doing a lot, this is completely different to Hit-Girls purpose and this makes her more acceptable and more like a heroine.
Possibly if this young girl had these characteristics and she was slightly older she wouldn’t be seen as so morally reprehensible by so many critics. To appreciate and accept the film it would seen you need to except Hit-Girl, her role and purpose first.
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