Jacquelyn Scieszka

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...

As expected, spoilers. When Marnie Was There was an Oscar-nominated masterpiece, with a lot of heart. The tale follows a 12-year-old asthmatic, depressed girl, Anna, who is sent by her foster parents to live with their relatives in the country side to get better. Better, how? Breathe better, of course, but even her foster mother was worried about Anna's peace of mind. As was every fricking person in this Ghibli universe- She meets a mysterious girl named Marnie at a marsh house. That's Marnie, right there! Beautiful, isn't she? And it's at this point in the movie, that, things start getting real wacky and mystical. Anna does not see Marnie for the first time at the marsh house, she sees her in a dream. Marnie is told this on their first meeting, and replies it was not a dream. [Gasp] WHO IS THIS GIRL?? (and what's her num-) This movie is primarily about getting better. After a solid screw up at a festival when Marnie calls a loud acquaintance named ...