So it’s probably safe to say that the new Ghostbusters was the most decisive movie
of 2016 and today marks the DVD’s UK release. This is my (spoiler free) opinion
of why you should give the 2016 Ghostbusters
a chance.
It’s actually a
genuinely funny movie. I saw it originally in the cinema with my Dad and
both of us laughed throughout the movie. Not all the jokes work but they come
quick enough that if one misses it doesn’t matter. I was also very pleasantly
surprised that it completely avoided making sexist, racist or sizeist jokes at
the expense of the cast.
Women in science. We
all know women are underrepresented in STEM careers, according to the Guardian in 2014 women made up ‘just 12.8% of the Stem workforce’. Obviously a movie is
not going to change this but a successful movie with 3 of its female leads specialising
in STEM provides exposure and representation that in the long run may influence
a generation of women to pursue STEM.
The original
Ghostbusters approve of it. According to repeated social media trolls, one
reason why the new Ghostbusters was
destroying the legacy of the original movies. I find this ironic given the
original cast - from Bill Murray to Sigourney Weaver – cameo in the new movie.
It’s accessible for
everyone. I went into the cinema with very little knowledge of the original
Ghostbusters movies and I enjoyed it.
There’s no need to have an in depth knowledge of what went before but if you
are an uber Ghostbusters fan then
there’s enough references to the originals to appeal to you.
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