Movies like role models movie#

Indeed, both Wonder Woman and the Black Panther are wonderful opportunities for kids in a minority group in film to feel finally represented.

More studies are coming out stating that it might be more important for minorities to have a role model that they can observe as being significant in their life. In turn, I am sure many of those young girls were finally able to dress up for Halloween as a powerful woman role, and not something stereotypically dainty as a butterfly or princess.Īdditionally, because there is such a small number of superheroes of color represented in big films, the upcoming movie, “Black Panther,” provides an African American child the opportunity to have a role model they can look up to who is their skin color.

Movies like role models movie#

When “Wonder Woman” first hit the theaters, I remember sitting in the movie surrounded by young girls who were enamored and captivated by Gal Gadot’s performance desiring to be more like her. Without having content for these young girls and children of color, I imagine that a certain essence of pride in one’s skin color or sex is unfortunately not necessarily lost, but not provided at a significant time in a child’s life. It is vital for kids growing up to have a role model and someone they can be inspired by, and many times these initial figures are represented in movies seen at a young age. Personally, I imagine it would be difficult to grow up only watching movies containing these formulaic, standardized heroes leading to a possibility of a group feeling a lack of representation. For many adult women and people of color growing up within the last few decades, a relatively short list of actors and actresses representing a minority in the media have provoked enough reception to become extremely popular.