When I first saw the synopsis, I thought it was gonna be something similar to 'Mulan' (the good one) as both animated movies are about a girl of color who has to dress up as a boy to help her family because the father can't for a reason or another, but as it turns out, these movies are very different since 'The Breadwinner' has a darker tone to it and is way more mature than anything Disney will ever do.
I've honestly never seen misogyny depicted in such a real and raw way in a film before, like, damn, normally when it is depicted it's either in such a unrealistic way where it's almost funny or it's treated as a joke, there though, it's so realistically portrayed it was just sad and frustrating to watch at times. (Almost as frustrating as men defending misogynistic ideals with religion or by saying something about biological differences)
Granted, the movie takes place in a place where women have it way worse than they do where I live and it's very well portrayed (not that I'm necessary clarified to say this), and I'm glad it was even depicted at all in such a realistic way, especially in such hard times where the rights of women are being taken away in the US and other places.
All this to say, women telling their own stories is so damn important and I'm glad that a movie like this exists, 'The Breadwinner' may not be the best movie I've ever seen but it's sure as hell one of the most important ones and I'm a little sad about the fact that it's so underrated.
I've honestly never seen misogyny depicted in such a real and raw way in a film before, like, damn, normally when it is depicted it's either in such a unrealistic way where it's almost funny or it's treated as a joke, there though, it's so realistically portrayed it was just sad and frustrating to watch at times. (Almost as frustrating as men defending misogynistic ideals with religion or by saying something about biological differences)
Granted, the movie takes place in a place where women have it way worse than they do where I live and it's very well portrayed (not that I'm necessary clarified to say this), and I'm glad it was even depicted at all in such a realistic way, especially in such hard times where the rights of women are being taken away in the US and other places.
All this to say, women telling their own stories is so damn important and I'm glad that a movie like this exists, 'The Breadwinner' may not be the best movie I've ever seen but it's sure as hell one of the most important ones and I'm a little sad about the fact that it's so underrated.