Sucker Punch
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| Name: | Sucker Punch |
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| Creator: | Zack Snyder |
| Date(s): | 2011 |
| Medium: | Film |
| Country of Origin: | United States |
| External Links: | Sucker Punch (2011 film) at Wikipedia |
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Sucker Punch is a 2011 film.
Canon
The movie starts with the main character, Babydoll, played by Emily Browning. She resides in a home with her step-father and sister, and in an attempt to protect her sister from, ends up forced into an asylum by their step-father.
At the Lennox House, she meets four other women who are detainees. While there, Babydoll and the other patients experience fantasy worlds, of which there are two: a burlesque AU, and a wartime AU. It is heavily implied that these fantasy worlds are their way of coping with the abuse that they've undergone at the asylum, a form of escapism. Simultaneously, they begin planning an escape from the asylum, and the means of doing so involves completing missions within the fantasy worlds.
Characters
- Amber played by Jaime Chung
- Babydoll played by Emily Browning
- Blondie played by Vanessa Hudgens
- Rocket played by Jena Malone
- Sweet Pea played by Abbie Cornish
- Blue Jones played by Oscar Isaacs
- Vera Gorski played by Carla Gugino
Relationships
Rocket and Sweet Pea are sisters, whom Babydoll gravitates toward as it reminds her of her relationship with her sister. At first, Sweet Pea is protective of Rocket, and therefore wary of Babydoll. By the end, they have all bonded.
Fandom
Neither the critics nor the general audience received the movie very well[1], especially when it first came out[2], however as time went on, the fanbase grew[3], with articles rising to defend the movie[4].
Some people feel the movie was misunderstood (and were 'impressed' by the movie[5],) while others are firm in their beliefs that the movie was a miss by male director Zack Snyder[6], furthermore stating that the movie expressed a man's view of feminism, rather than actual feminism[7]. There are video essays[8] that try to explain how the movie was intended to be viewed, with others arguing that it sounds pretentious or crazed.
Fans, themselves, who were brought in by the aesthetics, the various tropes, and expressionistic telling of a tragic story were able to enjoy the movie despite this. They created icons on Livejournal and occasionally left prompts on comment ficathons. On Tumblr there are fans who've made gifsets, fanart, and fanfiction. Fans have many ways of interpreting the movie.
One of the appeals for people was having a main cast of mostly women, not only because of the female-centricity (even if one under the male gaze,) but women who were actively trying to combat the male gaze. The over-sexualization of the characters was a direct representation of the over-sexualization experienced in the real world. They were strong women, fighting both physically and mentally throughout the movie. For many, the characters were relatable in their individual flaws and complexities, and the enemies which they faced, metaphorically.