This year, on March 8, as part of the celebration of International Women’s Day, Netflix is taking a big gamble and releasing a film about women’s empowerment and the fight against gender injustice, which has already unleashed several reactions and divided opinions in Social Networks.
What is “Damsel”?
Millie Bobby Brown’s new movie on Netflix, after “Stranger things” and “Enola Holmes”, is nothing more and nothing less than a princess movie that will give a complete twist to the fairy tales that Disney has proposed to give us show a girl who becomes a woman perfectly capable of saving herself along the way.
In this movie, the men are not the ones who save the “damsel in distress”, but rather the ones who put her in difficult circumstances to survive by underestimating her worth.
In this new fantasy film, a young woman who thinks she will marry a perfect prince to help her people is thrown into a well where she discovers that she will not be a princess after all, but rather a sacrifice to appease a dragon. thirsty for blood Moreover, she was not alone, but part of a long chain of women who, generation after generation, were deceived and thrown into the pit by the beliefs of the kingdom.
Innocent women being slaughtered and forgotten (which has a lot to do with the opening day celebration).
At first, Elodie tries to survive long enough until someone can save her or find a way to escape, but she realizes that no one will come, that she should stop being a “damsel in distress” and find her own her power to save. herself, herself, who must face what she fears, because there is no way out of this situation without doing so.
Netizens’ reactions to ‘Damsel’ premiere on Netflix
The premiere of this new film has unleashed thousands of reactions and divided opinions on social networks, especially about The new mother of dragons” (referring to the character of Daenerys Targaryen, called “The mother of dragons” in the series “Game of thrones”) .
Other netizens and even critics assured that the film is predictable and does not exceed expectations, although the reality is that they were the least.
Is ‘Damsel’ worth watching?
For the majority who have expressed their opinion on the matter, considering the users rather than the critics, one could say yes.
Have you seen it yet? What do you think;
Source: univision
Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
