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... show fangirls some respect!
by Sturdy
A strange thing has happened over the past six months or so. A new, untapped market has begun to emerge as a force to be reckoned with at the box office; fangirls. Now, many of us were never even aware such a demographic existed because we’ve spent many years trying to have sex with them. But make no mistake about it, fangirls have officially planted themselves as a new market for Hollywood to tap into and it’s time we all give them the respect they deserve.
Twilight fangirls…wait…is that a dude on the far right?
Movies targeted towards women are nothing new, of course, but with the recent release of TWILIGHT, we’ve seen something we’ve never seen before. That’s a film targeted towards a specific, niche, female market. I’m not going to lie to you, I don’t like TWILIGHT or the fact it has anally raped the vampire lore that I’ve come to respect and love. However, I have to respect the fact that it has such a passionate following comprised mainly of women. Well, maybe not women, but at least girls. When I saw the film, I finally understood why every girl bitched incessantly when I dragged them to the midnight showings of the STAR WARS movies. It’s not that they hated STAR WARS, it’s that they couldn’t understand why I liked it so much. Face it guys, TWILIGHT is to women what STAR WARS is to men.
Oh, like you don't know someone that dressed up for Star Wars!
But it’s not just TWILIGHT, this summer has seen two films targeted predominantly towards women soar into the top ten highest grossing films of the year. SEX AND THE CITY already had a huge following and prompted every bored housewife in America to escape to the theater on opening night. I’m making fun of it, but the fact remains that the film did extremely well despite only appealing to a certain demographic.
4 episodes slapped together
MAMMA MIA was the other film to jump into the top ten of the year and I don’t think anyone saw that coming. Why? Because most of us weren’t aware how many women love ABBA. Hell, I like ABBA and I didn’t even realize it until I saw the movie. Next thing you know, I’m singin’ and dancin’ my way out of the theater. All three of the films are a sign that the female audience is out there, they’re just waiting for someone to make a movie for them.
The music was catchy
Another scary thought is that both SEX AND THE CITY and TWILIGHT have greenlit sequels. So Hollywood has caught on that women and fangirls are a market they can milk for all they’re worth. But Hollywood really needs to show them some respect and put some effort (and money) into the sequels. This is especially true for Twilight. The first one looked like it was a made for TV movie. It’s okay to put a little effort into the special effects, it won’t kill anyone.
PREVIOUSLY:
Don’t screw it up Van Damme!
Pixar is amazing!
What the hell is going on with Robin Hood?
There’s no “R” in Smoking!
Let Terminator go!
No Whedon = No Buffy
Where is Janeane Garofalo?
Bradley Cooper as Green Lantern: make it happen!
Give Dylan a biopic!
What’s up with the X-Men?
C'mon Hollywood... archives here
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robkix
on Jun 27 2009, 4:20:07 PM writes:
THAT ROCKS
Fan girls are the best its about time they came out of the closet heres a cold budlite and cheers to you girls |
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critic_h8er
on Dec 4 2008, 5:41:25 AM writes:
Good job addressing this!
That said, I take pride in being one of the very few straight, single males out there who LOVED 'Mamma Mia!' and 'Twilight.'
What can I say? A good movie is a good movie, screw its demographics. |
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 HoyleHaw
on Dec 3 2008, 11:52:25 PM writes:
THIS IS THE SORT OF THING THAT DEFINITELY NEEDED ADDRESSING
After some weak C'mon Hollywoods, it's nice to see Sturdy back talking about something that actually could matter.
But like some others, I'm no fanboy. I just love movies. And a lot of the movies fanboys like tend to be not-too-bad. So, yeah, make Hollywood respect the fangirl and maybe I'll like those movies, too. |
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A-1
on Dec 3 2008, 6:08:56 PM writes:
F#@% 'EM ALL !
star wars is awsome we all know that, but fan boys suck and just because fan girls have va jay jays doesn't me there any less annoying. |
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anomaly7
on Dec 3 2008, 5:53:00 PM writes:
The thing about all the movies you mention is that they already had a huge female following before the movies, SATC on tv, twilight books, and the musical momma mia. Therefore, if something is already popular, than it'll be a popular movie. I want to see if an original idea will attract a large "fangirl" audience. Take Avatar for example. It's an original idea and because we fanboys find the plot interesting, and know Cameron to be a great director, I'm sure the movie will be a decent sucess.
The only two film series I've seen girls and guys get equally excited for were the pirates of the caribbean movies and the harry potter movies, for whatever that is worth. |
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PuffCity
on Dec 3 2008, 4:06:24 PM writes:
FINALLY
Finally, the first decent C'mon Hollywood in a while |
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top5records78
on Dec 3 2008, 2:59:37 PM writes:
WOW, SHAMELESS ATTACK ON HANNA MONTANA
I don't think Mylie Cyrus is returning cricker's phone calls. I'll grant you that N'Sync and Hanna Montana ain't the Rolling Stones, but it hits on something the Fangirl demographic likes, and that's why they have more money than God (no offense, God). And when it comes to something we as Fanboys like, we say "Critics be damned" and no matter what they say, we stand in line and buy our tickets. Not for everything, mind you, but for most of our Fanboy movies, we only care for the basic story as well, and if it manages to be extraordinary entertainment we lucked out. The no scrupels bit leans more toward hyperbole. Also for the "Hey, that sucked" line, SATC and Devil Wears Prada were actually pretty good, Mamma Mia as well, and got the reviews to match, so maybe on some of these we can give them the benefit of the doubt. But not Twilight, what are they thinking on that one? |
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terraphim86
on Dec 3 2008, 2:55:19 PM writes:
"Fangirl" has had such a negative connotation because of all the idiotic teenage girls. Although I'm a girl, I'd much rather be called a "fanboy" sometimes because I actually CARE about the content and quality of my fandoms, and not just the hormone crap.
That said, I'm the biggest "Underworld" fangirl you will ever meet. And I think "Twilight" (the books and movie) sucks and "Mamma Mia" was just okay. Don't be so judgmental. |
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cricker
on Dec 3 2008, 2:23:46 PM writes:
ITS A SHAME
bc fangirls have no standards they will support anything they like before it is ever released and then when it gets killed by critics (twilight, SATC, N'Sync)male and female alike, they still support it. They dont go hey that sucked, that wasnt nearly like the book or as good, but hey when does the sequel come out? Now movie studios are realizing that if you just have a very basic story that covers some ascpects of there life (clothing, music, popularity) and put cute looking people in it they will support it. I mean have yo ever heard of one good thing about Hanna Montana from anyone not a teenage and under girl, or her mother? No bc it sucks but they will support it forever. They have no scrupels, basically |
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 JohnLocke2342
on Dec 3 2008, 2:12:45 PM writes:
AGREED
I don't think he's trying to tell girls like you awesomezara... or even trying to compare u to these girls. I think he's just talking about the new population of fan girl that exploded. These are the type of women that would make Ghost the highest grossing movie of all-time if it came out now... and these are the girls that pushed Titanic to the top of the standings and put it so far out of place that I don't think anything will ever beat it.
Women like awesomezara and a good amount of women on this website are fangirls. Period. They love what we love.. go to events, midnight screenings, know every director and actor's library of films... dissect every plot detail, dig deeper then most, crave for new news... etc. etc. |
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