Wonder Woman wasn't just a great superhero movie (though it was), it had a great underlying
message about gender equality and female empowerment.
Not exact matches
Young audiences may have their curiosity piqued
about race relations and seek to learn more, while audiences of all races and
genders can take away a
message of
equality and cooperation.
Once the show began, the
messages in support of women and
equality didn't stop: Natalie Portman, while presenting best director with Ron Howard, noted how only men had been nominated (Lady Bird filmmaker Greta Gerwig was a high profile snub); presenters Jessica Chastain and Geena Davis, respectively, also made jokes
about male acting winners giving their salary away to make up for the
gender pay gap.
The story made much of the «progressive»
message of Gursimran Kaur's platform giving one priority to «
gender equality and fighting domestic violence», but said little
about what it means to return «to reintroduce traditional customs», the other major aspect of the platform, except to say that
equality is a fundamental element in traditional Sikh religious beliefs.