Feb 122019
Princess Leia of Star Wars fame was a “strong female character” before people started obsessing about that particular trope and its political connotations. She, like Lt. Ripley and Sarah Connor, kicked substantial ass without necessarily hating on the men around her. So this latest bit of animation from Disney seems a little… odd.
The claim is made here that “Princess Leia could rescue herself,” which, since she seemed to be securely locked in a cell when three male characters broke her out (including two who had set out with no intention of doing any such thing, and not a one of them had any plans for a rescue mere minutes before they actually set out to do it), seems not entirely accurate.
Not unsurprisingly, Doomcock has some thoughts.