Nolan and Fridging
Women in Refrigerators is a narrative trope found mostly in comic books and movies. It was coined by Gail Simone after noticing the death of Kyle Rayner (Green Lantern)'s girlfriend Alexandra DeWitt at the hands of the villain, Major Force in a DC comic series volume. She was not only killed, but her corpse was stuffed into a refrigerator. The writer of this comic confirmed that it had nothing to do with gender; the supporting characters may die to serve as a plot device, and are often women. The main characters live on, and are often men. Gail Simone observed this phenomenon and realised that the women of lesser roles are very often killed, maimed, or assaulted, suffering permanent damage, as plot devices to motivate their male counterparts. This phenomenon is also called Fridging. And then there's Nolan. Sir Christopher Edward Nolan CBE is a British and American filmmaker. (I didn't know he was knighted, thanks, Wikipedia!) Known for his Hollywood blockbuster...