Shis issue: (¥ Acoup in North Korea could be worse than the status quo Have your voice heard! Contact: Elliot Chan, Opinions Editor Y Tips to behaving like a civilized human being at concerts @ opinions@theotherpress.ca ( Ecological and female issues are part of a bigger problem And more! www. theotherpress.ca She's not bad, she's Just represented that way » The best approach to creating female villains , Angela Espinoza News Editor , Mnews @theotherpress.ca Gus Flynn’s best-selling novel Gone Girl originally came out in 2012. The book quickly gained momentum as a October 3, a film adaptation is out in theatres. Like the book, with some calling it the best movie of the year. However, both the book and the film have been consistently debated as to whether or not they are misogynistic. Gone Girl revolves around the disappearance of a woman named Amy Dunne, to the shock of her husband Nick Dunne. Amy has been kidnapped, and as the horrific situation leaves Nick socially numb, reporters begin to suspect Nick as the culprit. While the film differs slightly from the novel, both if their development of one female character went too far. The potential antagonist is an woman. Flynn has repeatedly which led me to consider if female villains in fiction are detrimental to female society. : used in works of media, the : audience should question the : character’s development. Is : she bad for the sake of being : bad? Does she have a history : that led her down a dark path? : Most importantly if we’re : discussing a female character’s modern crime-thriller, and as of } tment, are her villainous : ways somehow associated with : her femininity, her sexuality, : her body, or her defaulted the film has been highl ised, : 6 ETN AS DESTEING MY Praise : association with caregiving? : and sexual assault from men : are two concepts often used : in entertainment to clarify : just how evil the villain is. The : implication is that only truly : heartless monsters would ? commit such atrocious acts— : because forcing yourself on : another person is totally the : same thing as hooking up. : Nonetheless, women using : their sexuality for gain isa trope : : still used in villainous female : characters today, and it’sa trope : : that our character in question works have left many wondering from Gone Girl exhibits. : bad though, in that a story can : certainly work with female unstable, borderline-sociopathic : 2t480n!sts without being : detrimental to women on the : : whole. Some of the best female defended her fictional character, : villains include the ladies of Kill : : Bill's Deadly Viper Assassination : : Squad, however O-Ren Ishii is : the example I’ll use here. When women villains are Seduction from women Not all female villains are : has a clear history that led : to her becoming a powerful : leader, despite her beginnings : and the disdain from her : male cohorts. Yes, she is an : antagonist, but the audience : does not hate her. In fact, it : wouldn't be inappropriate to : say she might be the film’s best : character, next to the Bride of : course. : Jarrett from 1980’s Ordinary : People as an example of an : excellent female antagonist : whom the audience is likely to : despise. Still reeling from the : accidental death of her eldest : son, Beth has grown cold and : unloving towards her second : son, Conrad. However, Beth’s : unwillingness to play the role : of Conrad’s mother is not what : makes her a great villain. What : makes her so unlikeable is how : is not defined by her being a : In fact, the role could have : easily been that of the father : and it wouldn’t have changed : the emotional weight of the : film. : female antagonist should : simply be a great antagonist. be influenced by her gender or : the predisposed stereotypes. O-Ren is developed; she In turn, one could use Beth cruel she is as a person, which woman or mother in the film. My point is that a great She should be defined by her actions, actions that shouldn't Desperate illegal immigrants have options » What you can do when you're controlled by fear, anxiety, and negative emotions Margaret Matthews Senior Columnist motions play an important role in one’s thinking, and when people are under a lot of stress, anxiety, tension, and pressure, they sometimes do things they wouldn’t normally do. One should seek professional advice and counselling to cope with unfortunate situations. The tragic death in December 2013 of 42-year-old Lucia Vega Jimenez, a hotel worker from Mexico who was awaiting deportation, caused uproar in the city after she committed suicide by hanging herself in the holding cell of : the Canadian Border Services : Agency at the Vancouver : International Airport. The BC: : Civil Liberties Association called : : for an investigation to prevent : further similar occurrences and : found that there was an error of : omission in the security. : for why she couldn't go back to : Mexico, including fearing that : her “male partner” in Mexico : would kill her if she returned, : but she did not have the money : for legal representation. She : had had a brush with the law : involving not paying a SkyTrain : fare evasion fine, an arrest : which resulted in her awaiting : deportation. Jimenez had several stories Jimenez did not have to : commit suicide. One option : would have been for her to : remain calm and advocate : to stay in Vancouver. If she : to Mexico, she could choose : to live in another city, far from : her partner who, she alleged, : threatened to kill her. Since : she had some experience as a : hotel worker, she could have : worked in the trade in another : Mexican city, saved her money, : and applied for legal entry : into Canada asa bona fide : immigrant. Going through the : correct channels in the right : manner would have saved her : all the anxiety and turmoil. She : could have obtained counselling : about other options that might : be open to her. : a dozen Cubans, including : five-year-old Elian Gonzalez, definitely had to be deported : boat in ill repair and headed for : Florida. A storm arose during : boat sank, resulting in many : of those aboard drowning, : including Gonzalez’s mother. : Gonzalez clung to an inner : tube for several days without : food, drink, or proper sleep, : until someone rescued him. His : father, however, still resided in : custody of Gonzalez, forcing : him to return. When the media : last got a hold of him, Gonzalez : was a 20-year-old military : cadet studying engineering in : Cuba. He isa staunch Cuban In November 1999, over : Nationalist and proves that : crowded ontoa small aluminum : : the crossing, and the overloaded : One should seek professional advice and counseling to cope with unfortunate situations. : migrating to a wealthier country : is not necessarily the answer. Immigration Canada has : shown some leniency, and in : some instances, has allowed : : refugees in distress to take : Cuba and was ultimately granted : up residency here. Canada : is recognized as welcoming : place that accepts people from : different parts of the world, as : long as they follow protocol : and apply for immigration : accordingly.