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Paul W. S. Anderson on the female-driven Resident Evil film franchise

by rawmeatcowboy
22 March 2012
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A portion of an i09 interview with Paul W. S. Anderson...

io9: How do you make a movie with so many female action stars in it, without going full Sucker Punch?

PA: Sucker Punch was a movie that said it was about female empowerment, but the way the characters were dressed and kind of treated in the film, wasn't [empowering]. I think the exact opposite is true with this movie. I truly do feel that this is an empowering movie for women.

It was very interesting, when we were promoting the first Resident Evil movie. We went all around the world, and when we got to Japan the audience was entirely women, most of it was teenage girls. The Japan premiere felt like you were at a Justin Bieber concert. What are all these teenage girls doing here? And it was because in Japan, Milla's character is seen as a female empowerment figure. She's regarded as this figure, and that's what we've always tried to do and to treat those female characters with a respect that they sometimes don't get in other franchises. These women, they kick ass, and they're sexy — but there's no way that you feel like they're being exploited by the film, or the film characters.

Full interview here