... 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.
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4:20PM on 06/27/2009