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Hell Hath No Fury: False Feminism and Perpetuation of the Patriarchy in "Lucy"

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WARNING: CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR LUCY TRIGGER WARNING FOR MENTIONS OF VIOLENCE AND RAPE A few weeks ago, I saw a little film called Lucy . Now, like many young women, I was incredibly excited about a female-led action film, especially when it starred the talented and beautiful Scarlett Johansson. After all, female representation in the media is still painfully lacking, and the action genre is no exception. An action film with a female protagonist who kicks a lot of ass is, well, nearly unheard of.  But as it turns out, what you see in the trailers is rarely what you get. Before we talk about the film itself, we must begin by talking about something seemingly unrelated, but something that was incredibly important to the viewing experience of Lucy . I don't know if this was the case for all theaters, but in mine, the trailer shown immediately before Lucy began playing was for Fifty Shades of Gray . For anyone familiar with the books or this upcoming movie,