The sad decline of the “strong male character”

There have been a lot of complaints in recent years with the lack of masculinity in male characters in recent cinema compared to the early 2000s or even as far back as old westerns, but why is that? Today we are going to explore the “strong male character” and the sad decline of the strong male character

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Timestamps ◷
0:00 - intro
0:09 - why I’m doing this video
0:33 - What male characters are lacking
1:26 - The superhero problem
1:48 - The Witcher
2:14 - The Female gaze Vs the Male Gaze
3:32 - Lets talk about Ken from Barbie
4:14 - Why Ryan Gosling is a powerhouse
4:46 - Strong male characters of today
5:34 - your favourite Male character
6:02 - Outro

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⚠︎︎ credits to any movie scenes and scene packs used in this video. ⚠︎︎

The Critical Drinker video on this topic -    • Why Modern Movies Suck - They Hate Me...  

References and articles-
 https://sartorialmagazine.com/lifesty...

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Transitions and effects -    / @ryannangle  
camera- iMac built in camera / iPhone XR
audio- all audio credit to YouTube studio
all credit to the articles I used to find the information

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