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Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017)
If you love a bullying, toxic lead male figure and a wannabe strong female chandelier, this is it
It started off well with a strong premise and ultimately just fell into the trap of a narcissistic violent male lead who just lies, threatens and bullies this scapegoat along with an equally cowardly and forgettable sidekick. All to get a girl. Of course he doesn't tell her a word cause he lacks the guts to and finds it easier to lie, cheat and threaten than actually communicate. Nothing changes at the end, though. That's the lead hero on which we're supposed to swoon. The girl starts out as someone irritated on being asked about her virginity but at the same time is more than ready to settle for anyone. Her character is stuck in the first scene and doesn't develop into anything at any point in the film. If anything she becomes more and more a placeholder. She hardly does anything commendable the whole film nor do we ever find out what she's all about. Not just a forgettable movie but annoying. No depth, enabling violence and poor character sketches.
The Big Bang Theory (2007)
If subtle gender violence is your thing, yeah, it does an okay job.
A show where shaming and manipulating women scientists (or not) about their body, menstrual cycle and dating life when they challenge the intellect of/ refuse the unwanted advances of their creepy male counterparts, is celebrated and passed on as humour. It is a trashy show which trivializes male sexual and social anxiety and normalizes misogyny and gender based violence as completely acceptable. In short, it is a repulsive show.