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GET GHOST! Happy (early) 10th anniversary to GB: ATC!
Ghostbusters (2016)
some silly ghostbusters 2016 screenshots & things bc i watched it for the first time the other day!!! i love them <3
song: a girl like me - flowerovlove
scenes (there's a lot): ghostbusterspridealliance (on instagram, GB pride logo), holtzbert (on tiktok, ATC/GB2016), megaawrld_ (on instagram, GB1, GBAL), me (comics, RGB, animation at end)
Happy Ghostbusters Day AND happy pride!!! I wanted to do something and thought maybe I could share some headcanons. In case ya'll don't know who's who or can't see their flags (under read more so as to not take up so much space):
I really need multichapter Ghostbusters 2016 fics with Holtzbert ship rn. Post-canon, canon compliant, AU, I will eat up anything. Please, recommend sth 🙏🏻
fave scene from Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (2018) Issue #5
Portrayals of Women In Media
Last weekend I watched the 2016 Ghostbusters movie (though I’ve mostly heard it referenced as “the girl Ghostbusters movie,” which is strange because they are all fully grown women but that’s not what we’re here to talk about). That movie was great. I haven’t stopped thinking about it since if I’m being totally honest. There was something so beautifully refreshing about watching a movie with a majority woman cast where they all were fully fleshed out characters with their own arcs that were treated respectfully. They were smart and capable and human: they ate food like regular people; got sweaty and dirty; wore regular, non revealing clothes. They had meaningful friendships and nuanced inter-character relationships.
Abby and Erin working to rebuild their friendship was the main plot threads aside from catching ghosts, and it felt like the writers put actual thought into female friendships. And they were far from the only friendship portrayed, too. Patty and Holtzmann’s friendship had me laughing the entire time. Their dynamic was hilarious and I loved every second they were on screen together. Holtzmann and Abby had a fun, chaotic repartee going the whole time that would go up against Erin’s more serious demeanor.
They all had their own character traits that were allowed to be developed on their own and play off the others. It felt so realistic to how people, women specifically, act in real life that is lacking in other areas of entertainment. (Not to mention that Holtzmann was so clearly queer and it’s always wonderful to see yourself represented in media)
On top of all of the amazing character work for these women, it was a great movie. I had so much fun watching it. Now, I’m not a film critic by any means, but I do know when I enjoy myself. And let me tell you, this movie was fun. The jokes were funny, the plot was interesting, the special effects for the ghosts were not over the top and they felt grounded.
I think my point in all of this is that I love it when movies (and shows) treat women like people. After watching things like Barbie, Arcane, Agatha All Along, and Ghostbusters 2016, I’ve become a bit spoiled in what I expect in my depiction of fictional women. I find it hard to go back to watching things that can’t even get past step 1 of the Bechdel test. Once you realize the shitty treatment of women in the vast majority of films, it’s almost impossible to unsee it. But I don’t think that seeing accurate depictions of women in media should be considered a luxury we get once a year, get the tag trending for a week or two, then go back to our regularly scheduled programming. There has to be a better way
I’ve never been very good at ending my writing but I just ask that we, all of us, demand better portrayals of women in media. Show your support for the movies and TV shows that get it right and help those producers, directors, and writers create more female characters we can truly love.
Thank you for coming to my TEDtalk.
