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Female characters are often shown disempowered or in subordinated position, but when they are shown to be empowered, this is sometimes handled in a gendered fashion. In particular, empowered women are frequently disempowered in horrible ways (see [[women in refrigerators]]), and sometimes '''crazed ''by'' their power'''. | Female characters are often shown disempowered or in subordinated position, but when they are shown to be empowered, this is sometimes handled in a gendered fashion. In particular, empowered women are frequently disempowered in horrible ways (see [[women in refrigerators]]), and sometimes '''crazed ''by'' their power'''. | ||
Obviously, just about all of the examples in this page are '''SPOILERS'''. They are therefore arranged chronologically, with more recent examples at the end. | |||
Examples: | Examples: | ||
== 1990s == | |||
* [[Nancy Downs]] in ''[[The Craft]]'' ([[1996]]) | |||
== 2000s == | |||
=== 2006 === | |||
* [[Jean Grey]] in ''[[The X-Men: The Last Stand]]'' (X-Men movie 3) -- "had" to be mind-blocked from accessing her full mental powers by Professor X when she was a child; when they are released she kills her husband, becomes sexually dominant with Wolverine, joins the villains, goes on a destructive rampage and "has" the be killed to stop the destruction. | |||
* [[Niki Sanders]] in ''[[Heroes]]'' -- has a sociopathic split personality, while her "normal" self is unable to access her super-strength. | |||
=== 2007 === | |||
* [[Sarah Corvus]] in ''[[Bionic Woman]]'' | * [[Sarah Corvus]] in ''[[Bionic Woman]]'' | ||
* [[ | |||
* [[ | === 2008 === | ||
* [[Irina Spalko]] in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' -- is disintegrated by knowledge she sought. | |||
* [[Donna Noble]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' S4's final episode, "Journey's End" -- gains Time Lord knowledge then "has" to be mind-wiped and forget all of her adventures because she would explode if she remembered any of it! | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[Women and madness]] | * [[Women and madness]] | ||
[[Category:Characterization]] | [[Category:Characterization tropes]] | ||
[[Category:Psychology and mind themes]] | |||
[[category:Themes and tropes by name]] | |||
Latest revision as of 09:51, 7 June 2010
Female characters are often shown disempowered or in subordinated position, but when they are shown to be empowered, this is sometimes handled in a gendered fashion. In particular, empowered women are frequently disempowered in horrible ways (see women in refrigerators), and sometimes crazed by their power.
Obviously, just about all of the examples in this page are SPOILERS. They are therefore arranged chronologically, with more recent examples at the end.
Examples:
1990s
- Nancy Downs in The Craft (1996)
2000s
2006
- Jean Grey in The X-Men: The Last Stand (X-Men movie 3) -- "had" to be mind-blocked from accessing her full mental powers by Professor X when she was a child; when they are released she kills her husband, becomes sexually dominant with Wolverine, joins the villains, goes on a destructive rampage and "has" the be killed to stop the destruction.
- Niki Sanders in Heroes -- has a sociopathic split personality, while her "normal" self is unable to access her super-strength.
2007
2008
- Irina Spalko in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull -- is disintegrated by knowledge she sought.
- Donna Noble in the Doctor Who S4's final episode, "Journey's End" -- gains Time Lord knowledge then "has" to be mind-wiped and forget all of her adventures because she would explode if she remembered any of it!