Damsel Is Hilariously Bad

[@FracturedPixel]

I'll give them this....At least they didn't try to ruin an existing IP for once

[@antonnurwald5700]

She'll show up in the MCU sooner or later.

[@Mereologist]

Fair.

[@jamesogden7756]

Wait 5 years, they'll reboot this and make it worse. Somehow.

[@YuMoriYu]

Sad but true

[@perunplague9794]

Because they’ve already ruined them all

[@j43b]

Kinda funny how Netflix keeps the trash but cancels the good stuff

[@rodycaz8984]

Hopefully The Gentlemen gets a Season 2. That show was f*cking fantastic.

[@rodycaz8984]

​@AirackVIogs The Gentlemen.

[@Thesavagesouls]

Netflix has become the dodo of the streaming medias.

[@HowToChangeName]

Because tax relief

[@j43b]

I'm still salty that they cancelled Inside Job even when a second season was already greenlit, but Big Mouth gets a whole spin-off

[@arkhaminmate47]

Did anyone else notice the inconsistency of the dragon's size? One minute it's the size of an elephant, next it's as big as a horse, then it's half the size of a castle. The movie industry needs to die and be revived by competent creators once again.

[@buggerlugz6753]

That isn't going to happen. They're all millennial now playing the victim card.

[@Skitdora2010]

Most students in the craft seem the type who still eat Elmers glue.

[@MaxPayne.]

@@Skitdora2010it’s nontoxic!

[@wizrom3046]

Fire all female directors

[@BigEyesSmallMouth]

@@Skitdora2010 On the upside, I bet they know exactly which crayons taste the best.

[@erikkayV]

"But Rinker, I hear you say" it is that level of humor that can go unnoticed that I just love so much. Never change.

[@MrLolguy93]

Shrek did the whole "princess saving herself" schtick better 20 years ago. And that was intended as a joke, not something to be taken seriously

[@bunnywithakeyboard7628]

The woke don’t understand humor, so the best they can do is copy other, better movies, even parodies.

[@steveswm7742]

Yep, as a comedy, the filmmakers knew how ridiculous the concept was.

[@benc77]

And guess what? No one had anything bad to say about it, because it wasn’t shoved down our throats

[@Thesavagesouls]

It was a one shot, a breath of fresh air. Now it's so over done, that fresh air turned into a toxic fart.

[@liamphibia]

👏🏻THANK YOU!

[@AllWalkerB]

The movie is called Damsel and it came out in 2024 on Netflix. With that information alone, you can predict everything about it - the plot, the setting, ThE MeSsAgE, the characters - everything.

[@DantesInferno96]

I saw the thumbnail on Netflix and I was like nope not watching it.

[@NPC--666]

Very well said

[@thecakeredux]

@@DantesInferno96 Get rid of Netflix or it will never change.

[@DantesInferno96]

@@thecakeredux it's being given free of charge by my network provider so I got it. I'm not paying a cent for it lol.

[@bubbaj30]

One could also just read “Netflix original “ and be done with it as well. lol!

[@tar2100]

“Strong, female dragon” 😂 So regular female dragons can see themselves reflected on screen.

[@allmycircuits8850]

Next up female vampires should see themselves reflected on screen. Oh wait.

[@zeehero7280]

I thought all dragons were strong lol.

[@Roihclem871]

Lmao

[@arekpetrosian4965]

@SeymourTiddies So...pretty much like human females, then?

[@jesustyronechrist2330]

Anything the dragon did is totally justified now that we know it is a female. That is the true moral of the story.

[@kingjulienthe13th]

Watching this movie with my dad was the funniest thing ever. At the end of the movie right before Eloidie walks out of the castle with the dragon flying overhead, my dad was like “is she gonna do the Rambo walk?” *rambo walk scene plays* “SHE DID THE RAMBO WALK” my dad just busted out laughing, it was hilarious

[@Ad3line]

Duuuddee yess that was the cringiest shit ever

[@arkayoarkayo4739]

That's when like Yoda did the pose with his light-saber fighting Dokoo. I called it; then it happened.

[@CommunityTrashPicker]

Ah, typical beer belly useless dad eh 😂

[@waverider8549]

At least this movie gave you a fun memory

[@KeyAir]

🤣🤣🤣

[@grantbeardsley278]

The sad thing is the classic tale of a brave knight saving the princess from a dragon is of romance not vanity. It expresses how far a man will go for a woman he cares for. No sane man would go fight a 50 foot fire breathing lizard that could eat him alive, its terrifying! But thats what men do for the women they love; They fight, they endure, and if necessary, they die for the women they love. It's very sad that all this unwarranted hatred of men has done its utmost to not only smother the things that might make us as men feel proud and inspired, but it has also coldly rejected and misunderstood how we express our love through our strength and actions.

[@LyaksandraB]

Well, yeah. That's exactly the point. Look at the world. They have us exactly where they want us, unable to come together and tear down a system of near slavery. It's war 101: Divide and conquer.

[@rumiinwonderland]

Aren´t the prince and princess in these kind of stories total strangers? How can the prince love that stranger so much?

[@StimParavane]

Excellent comment.

[@zimriel]

Modern times is causing some men to ponder if women were always like this, if women are intrinsically worth bothering with, and if the human species deserves to survive. Well - yeah, "incels" and "omegas" don't deserve female company or to propagate themselves. I actually agree with this. But why are we as a society creating so many "incels" and "omegas"? Don't we all deserve better men?

[@mnomadvfx]

"No sane man would go fight a 50 foot fire breathing lizard that could eat him alive" Evidently you weren't paying attention when watching Troy if you even watched it at all. Glory and reputation is its own reward for some people, and the risk to your life simply the price of doing business.

[@milton7763]

This movie isn’t entirely generic. “Strong female dragon”. That’s a new one!

[@audreyharris7643]

The dragon was the nice part about the movie

[@ultraviolet540]

Eragon had a lady dragon I think

[@multifaceteduser3405]

oh so thats why they let the dragon live

[@anvimishra9702]

didnt shrek have one too?

[@jamesmeppler6375]

Its really not a new one...

[@claytondehaan1754]

My favorite part was how, in the beginning of the film, Brown was struggling to swing the axe to chop wood. Fast forward a bit, and she's using her massive upper body strength to vertically climb a rope without using her legs for a 100 foot plus distance.

[@xshadowscreamx]

Well still believable than John wick surviving all the stuff he survived in chapter 4.

[@ddfan1983]

character development 😂

[@joeyjojoshabadoo889]

It's because she got EMPOWERED.

[@zx7-rr486]

Yeah .. but she did overcome a lot of adversity. She got badly burned, she was crying, she had to use her guile to survive in the Dragon's lair. I quite enjoyed parts of it. Yes, it was comically woke, but I thought it wasn't completely terrible.

[@magmos6346]

@@xshadowscreamx You are just determined to try and drag down John Wick to defend this trash heap, aren't you?

[@laissilva4769]

The dragon: you were not from the royal family? Oh..I was fooled. Do you want to burn a hole kingdom of innocent people with me?

[@NoReply28]

Innocent people? You mean the same people that watched the prince fake marriage over and over again and then put on mask and marched an innocent girls to their death? Those innocent people??

[@sixpest]

And the Bitch said yes. This was as bad as the buzz light beer movie. But worse because they want us to be proud.

[@bearlyplaying]

They weren’t innocent though, they couldn’t have been, otherwise they were completely oblivious and mindless… they had to notice princesses going missing every single day, right?? 😂

[@somethinganonymous1723]

@@bearlyplaying to be fair, the average Soviet citizen may have noticed people go missing every now and again under weird circumstances, but that wouldn't mean they'd risk going missing themselves by asking about what the hell was happening out loud. A king willing to merc princesses on the daily probably wouldn't mind offing some random guard, noble, or commoner snooping around more than he'd like.

[@maruskaehrensdorfer]

@@somethinganonymous1723 🤣🤣🤣 To be fair, this is a fantasy film and not real life like what's been and what is currently happening in Russia.

[@JustJohnny666]

"strong female dragon" got me crying in laughter

[@mnomadvfx]

That basically does describe the plot. And just like regular women in feminism she is a victim of the patriarchy too.

[@ambientoccluser]

I remember "strong female dragon" that had sex with a talking donkey and made pups of flying firebreathing donkeys. And that was way more realistic than this. For instance; even in that shrek world, dragon lost it's flammable spit after a few barfs, but this one seems to have it in her enough for some good oil rafinery. Moreover, her own flame seems to hurt her from the outside, but have no problem having flaming hot throat.

[@Shiroikage84]

ikr? could have been worse though. The dragon could have been gender fluid!

[@dracodracarys2339]

the dragon from Shrek was a more compelling strong female dragon

[@milajvde]

it’s the fact that the strong female dragon literally killed Elodie’s father right in front of her by compressing his chest with its claw and puncturing his heart, and after Elodie realizes that the dragon lost its babies several centuries ago, she forgives the dragon for murdering her father in front of her, kidnapping her sister, and slaughtering those dozens of innocent women before her, including the young girl on the balcony. #gaslightgatekeepgirlboss #shedontneednoman #bcthedragonwasfemaleeveeythingwasjustified

[@rumyum]

Well, they both lost someone that was dear to them, and they both were deceived. It's not a human so you can't really apply human standards to it and the dragon was the easiest route for revenge

[@puppiesarepower3682]

Imagine if the dragon had crushed Elodie instead.

[@tranquilthoughts7233]

Elodie also conveniently forgets that she still has the bag full of wondersnails with her that can heal wounds. And her father isn't actually dead when she gets to him. But she didn't even try to use the wonderslugs to heal her own father...

[@AneXineohp]

@@rumyum okay, except that the dragon was the one that took away someone dear to her and OP was applying human standards to Elodie, not the dragon, as it's weird that Elodie is so empathetic to and accepting of someone that killed her own father.

[@pesocheco]

@@tranquilthoughts7233Her father betrayed her by going along with her being sacrificed to the dragon..so really, he basically deserved it. She just needed the dragon to destroy the entire kingdom

[@doormatt72]

the timing of "go away now" with the imagery of her being thrown off a cliff is * chef's kiss.

[@teedup8995]

Lol! 😅

[@harbl99]

I liked the part where the dragon burnt the kingdom of Diversitopia to the ground. Really relatable.

[@dislikebutton5722]

Diverstopia 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅I’m using that one.

[@KABLAMMATS]

Divercity?

[@laoxep]

Also dragon is a female

[@jaydarrito4245]

​@@KABLAMMATS You mean Diver City? A city full of divers of different ethnicities, backgrounds and genders? 😂

[@stevenschultz9637]

"This isn't a fairytale." -contains more fantasies than any fairytale

[@Hepheat75]

This damsel got no maidens.

[@NGU7754]

@AirackVIogs🤓

[@kukuki5000]

Maidenless.

[@Darroc]

try fingers, but hole

[@motivatedvergil9145]

Dog, ahead.

[@Ami-vh7sr]

So she is.....Maidenless.....

[@A-D-D-F_Toxic]

I lost my mind at “Strong Female Dragon”

[@dracodracarys2339]

the dragon from Shrek was a more compelling strong female dragon lmao

[@High56278]

Agree ​@@dracodracarys2339

[@Kieraganion]

No kidding I only heard of this movie by stray and my first thought was Sean Connory... Now there was a dragon

[@brodawudx]

I'd like this comment 10 times if I could

[@blackspire5040]

Elodie: [narrating] "There are many stories about chivalry where the heroic knight saves the damsel in distress. This is not one of them." This was the first line of the movie. I think every movie should have a narration that fully explains their forced agenda so I know to turn it off immediately. Literally a spoiler every time a man showed up I knew he would die because it said so in the first line.

[@ΓιώργοςΛακαρδής]

"Strong female dragon" "Strong female diverse character" Hilarious😂

[@phillybewillin]

I thought dragons were wise until they made it female , jumping into conclusions 😢😂

[@dominikfrohlich6253]

Can’t wait for the first diverse female dragon who is also woke.

[@hafirenggayuda]

​@@phillybewillineh, lore accurate on that one.

[@totallyalpharius507]

Strong female dragon of color to boot.

[@zeehero7280]

Strong female dragon of color in a wheelchair!

[@1lluusio]

One thing I couldnt get in the movie was how the dragon could tell the protagonist had a tiny bit of royal blood in her, but couldnt tell that the dad didnt have any and didnt get suspicious about the royal family at that moment

[@Captain-Obvious1]

Yeah, I spotted that - that was pretty awful. It's like children write films nowadays.

[@Squigglyline52]

This is a better critisism than most of the video

[@oanaclapa3743]

I mean did that dragon have instant DNA analysis?? Wow!

[@jneilson7568]

Children with severe ADHD tbh, so much feels like nobody bothered to review the script more than once, then they all went off for lunch and filmed it that afternoon.

[@dylanmorgan5589]

Easy, the dad attacked her. End of plot hole.

[@4RILDIGITAL]

This movie feels like it's trying to convince us about how original it is, when in fact, it's similarly stereotyped like the ones it criticizes. Overused "empowered woman" trope. Inefficient storytelling. Total waste of a talented cast.

[@Goofy_Toons]

M.B.B is average at best, she peaked in season 1 of Stranger Things.

[@spartanhawk7637]

The funny thing is the old stereotypes aren't even tropes anymore. When's the last time you saw a damsel in distress played straight in a western story? Last example of it that I can think of at all counting eastern games was Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

[@Film_Sushi]

Wait, what? Talented cast?? :)

[@AzraealGamer]

I’m so glad you are able to use the critical drinkers words as he states them in the video. Now what are your thoughts.

[@ironymatt]

Fuck off film!

[@rd-cv4vm]

just fyi, elodie is a normal name in france

[@bkatbamna]

There's got to be someone in the writers team who is secretly for the patriarchy and thinks up ways to show how evil the main protagonist is and the rest of the writers team are too stupid to notice. I mean, do the makers of the film realize that she instructed the dragon to burn up the entire village at the end? People and lots of children that had nothing to do with the sacrifices. Or were they distracted by her girl-bossiness to notice.

[@sparerib5494]

They literally don't realize how they look to normal people.

[@ltb1345]

They think they're the ultimate moral authority and can do no wrong.

[@MollyHJohns]

So the same lack of morality with Wish then

[@SuperFatR]

I hate to break it for you, but they would be flabbergasted and offended by mere suggestion that wholesale slaughter of their enemies is not righteous. (Btw, you are their enemy.)

[@praetoriandorn3154]

Sociopaths aren't self-aware like that, nor do they have a moral compass.

[@viraldailybuzz]

"Strong female dragon" I fucking busted up laughing at this, toooooo good.

[@danieladamczyk4024]

The one from Shrek?

[@M-S_4321]

Thank you Rinker!

[@HarlonKatz]

@@danieladamczyk4024 That character was better.

[@Var_ar_Vargen]

"Oh, you're a girl dragon - I mean, OF COURSE you're a girl dragon." 😂

[@danieladamczyk4024]

@@HarlonKatzShes the GOAT!

[@MrChannelnamehere]

The Henry Cavill "fuck" will never get old 🤣

[@RebellionBloodshed]

I dont watch movies anymore

[@tiglishnobody8750]

@@RebellionBloodshed What?

[@rodrigodicandia6932]

HE out as superman

[@ultraviolet540]

@@rodrigodicandia6932that happened like two years ago

[@rodrigodicandia6932]

@@ultraviolet540 yes and stupid snyderverse bot make so pissed me. demsel is meh i never watch crap movie in netflix

[@ganjaericco]

4:55 "you know, I always like it when characters living in a feudal, quasi-medieval society, have the world view and aspirations of 21st century gender studies graduates from southern California. It really helps you get immersed in the world." 😅

[@RayvenTheNight]

Women having rights and being treated as equals during medieval times is just hilarious

[@BoomstickFTW]

@@RayvenTheNightyou gender/race hustlers and your attitude towards legitimate critiques of a movie are insufferable.

[@hundobrick2737]

@@RayvenTheNight bet she won’t commit on this 🤣😂 so true I find that funny

[@kieranelliott5607]

“You know, I always like it when characters living in a feudal, quasi-medieval society have the world view and aspirations of 21st century gender studies graduates from Southern California. Really helps you get immersed in the world” The sarcasm is biting, but it could actually have been even worse - I was surprised Elodie agreed to the marriage plan so quickly for a start.

[@lorpuz4664]

Cause they ignored the triaits of the Bad character they Made to force the Bad plot they Made, to the point they wanted the "story"to go.

[@sparerib5494]

Probably didn't want to an old maid, and nobody else was on offer.

[@Aedrion-]

It's a little grating but bear in mind this movie is aimed at young teens. Problem Drinker has is that he just can't stop himself from looking at fantasy - even bad fantasy like this - and think 'This isn't LOTR'. And she agreed because she's nobility and knows that she's to be wed to other nobility *and* it'd save her people from starvation. She makes the right choice.

[@jesustyronechrist2330]

Most modern writers barely understand the craft and CANNOT write consistent characters. They struggle to write anything that's not their OP OC existing in an existing IP "improving" everything. And if they do make their own IP, they still want to insert their OC into it. And that OC is just their own personality, but more schizo. They cannot write a character that is believable, that exists in their respective world.

[@kathyflorcruz552]

$$$$

[@johngaynor5649]

Two observations: 1) TBF it was a fairly substantial cut and, 2) Millie Bobbi Brown should fire every single person on her management team, hire new people, and then fire them too, so that the next people she hires know she isn’t fucking around.

[@gleipnirrr]

having seen a few interviews, i think she was giddy about this role. she's one of those rich victim types

[@toolfreak50]

Nah. I'm fairly sure this is all her. At one point it looked like the fame from stranger things went to her head and she started going full bitch after season 2.

[@himomimfamous]

She actually co-produced this movie

[@kaplahworm]

Honestly, you could probably make a good film out of that plot. Completely subvert the girlboss narrative, using a strong female character.

[@laxminarayananks1520]

Bold of you to assume she's a great person who was pressured into doing this poor excuse of a movie. She's not a saint, she's part of the celebrity cancer.

[@ivanniezgocki5236]

"'But Rinker' I hear you say." That one totally caught me off-guard. Well played sir. Well played.

[@marioprincip5682]

Agree... true mastery.

[@adriansmith6124]

This is definitely one of the funnier vids 🤣

[@eliasadam2345]

I did actually laugh out loud on that one. Rinker would be a cool name for a medieval swordsman in a Netflix series though. Way better then Elodie.

[@Scantronimus466]

D'Inker

[@VeganSemihCyprus33]

We must address the root issue of human arrogance and everything would be get back to harmony 👉The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 🌳

[@AJTV_Editz]

“Strong female dragon” don’t give Disney any ideas

[@jonathanmulondo9206]

Netflix's original movies have gone from bad to worse. Like damn

[@icupnibba3533]

Sheesh they haven’t had a hit in so long I can no longer remember when the last good one was. Maybe the Killer? But that’s a Diamond in the rough atp

[@Jeremy-ho3vi]

Is the 'Message' more important than making Money?

[@jaybee9269]

TBH “The Adam Project” was quite good. Because Ryan Reynolds.

[@jahrta]

It honestly wasn't that bad

[@Shineinpoverty]

Like damn sel

[@PalaceDude]

At this point, "going against the trope" has become more of a trope than tropes usually are.

[@MrPidi86]

You've become the very thing you swore to destroy

[@PalaceDude]

@@jonathanlane444 Yup yup. There is absolutely no such thing as "permanent state", which is the whole point of postmodernism. Change for the sake of change, and it's constant. Wonder if we'll ever run out of "innovation" at some point (A.I. seems to be introducing the idea of the death of creativity, nothing could ever be new anymore).

[@maxsommers6843]

The old subversions become the new clichés. In this instance, though, it's beyond played out. She-Ra must be around 40 years old, surely? And Xena's almost 30.

[@dracodracarys2339]

like dreamworks movies who are overly goofy and ironic to the point that when Puss in Boots 2 broke that trend it was such a big relief

[@hncg-x1601]

I wonder how we gonna call this Trope who fight against Trope?

[@LivingFire_BurningFlame]

I'm so over girlboss power fantasy pandering. I've BEEN over it for years now. I want so badly to see a modern female character who's sweet and compassionate who sometimes needs to rely on others when things get overwhelming...just like anyone ELSE would. That's not bad nor misogynistic. It's realistic.

[@Thesavagesouls]

No thanks, i don't want any female action/sci-fi/fantasy hero. I'm done. Bring back the men.

[@mattsmith1859]

Good for you?

[@sentinel6059]

It never had any quality to it whatsoever. There was nothing to get "over". You don't get "over" eating rotten eggs. You never wanted them to begin with.

[@timothyfavorite1875]

I was going to say Blue Eye Samurai, but the main character is kind of a jerk. I haven't seen the whole series though, but she's a well written, balanced character.

[@AshCosgrove]

Watch the anime Frieren. It's exactly what you're asking for!

[@TheRisky9]

As a female fantasy writer, I have this to say, "Thanks 'Damsel! Thanks for cementing the idea that we women really can't write mature, good fantasy." If this was done properly, then the stakes would be higher and the question that we would be seeking to answer is whether other solutions weren't sought... like Dragonslayer. In fact this is a lot like a low rent Dragonslayer film. In Dragonslayer, there was also a conspiracy and it was better. And why do they have to marry the woman? I would have just kidnapped her. Much easier. I also like how Dragonslayer the Dragon wasn't a victim. It was a force of nature that presented a true threat. And there was a conspiracy too, but it was far more believable: if you were rich, your daughter wasn't put in the lottery. In fact, just go watch Dragonslayer. Do they really think men will watch this and rethink how he views women? Or women will watch this and be "inspired?" Maybe all the 20 something drunk girls. The rest of us don't care. We'd rather throw one of our cats at the neighborhood kids and scream "get off my lawn!"

[@hurricanefury439]

Why do so many of these female empowerment movies end with the main character committing genocide?

[@ferrisbueller9991]

Power fantasy. Be be like men, men they think go in and colonize, enslave, rape, and slaughter to the max. That's what men do! It is funny, when they take a woman and maker her masculine in order for her to be powerful (implies you can't have feminine power with equal output) they always put the traits they themselves call "toxic masculinity" when worn by a man. I mean every strong female lead copies the mansplaining thing. Or they do something right and look at the man who said nothing and say "ha, I can do it all by myself, didn't think a woman could do that huh big boy?!" Guys like huh? what i do! "Its what you didnt do!"

[@gumby3057]

Why? Because they're wimmins and as such are morally superior. Guess you didn't get the memo...

[@feelcollins4358]

lol which other movie with those characteristics does that tho, genuinely curious

[@ye333]

Because that's what power is for... 😂

[@svmchop]

Game of Thrones

[@brettcardon4552]

It blows my mind that (spoiler) after the dragon straight up murders Elodie's father right in front of her, five minutes later Elidie's like, "Nah, it'll be fine. We can kill people and ride into the sunset together."

[@Zichile]

All because a father is a man. That's the Hollywood’s shtick is nowadays. Killing and deaths are fine as long as it’s a white man

[@5punkybob]

Her father agreed to her being sacrificed… no matter her remorseful he was.

[@NRSGuardian]

@@5punkybobSacrificing one person for the sake of your entire kingdom, even if it is your daughter, is a sacrifice a king may very well have to make. She certainly should have seen the Sophir's choice he had to make and be willing to forgive him, Especially if she's supposed to be a hero. Also, was Elodie the only person not tracking that she was going to be sacrificed?

[@jeremycampbell4021]

@@5punkybob Any good ruler WOULD do the same. Even if it hurts, your job as a ruler is supposed to be looking after the well-being of your people. If sacrificing your child means protecting hundreds of thousands of people, yeah, that's a worthy sacrifice.

[@tomthomas3499]

Yeah that one bugger me as well, from start to finish, the writers want us to believe Elodie is a strong female lead, yet she is okay befriending the killer of her father, and countless of princesses before her?

[@djdrisco123]

We canceled our Netflix subscription last month. My hats off to the Drinker for watching shit so I don't have to. First round is on me!

[@fojisan2398]

*Rinker

[@queueeeee9000]

Only reason we still have ours is our cellphone plan includes it 😂

[@piotr2951]

Canceled mine 2 years ago.

[@jeffersonhassan4558]

Unsubscribe from all streaming platform then and destroy your TV because the message is everywhere

[@Ryan-lk4pu]

I'm going to finish this re-watch of DS9 and then yeet netflix into oblivion lol

[@Sorenute]

Most of all, i loved the message of the film. "Just burn them all" At least the kingdom had a reason to do what they did (for more stupid that can be the whole thing). Elodie outdid 300 years of killing in a single move. You go girl.

[@prosperoinbermuda]

The silver lining to his cinematic travesty is that it inspired one of the Drinker's funniest monologues in recent memory. Excellent stuff, sir!

[@PantherBlitz]

Yes, Rinker brought the funny in this one!

[@ajc5479]

The movie was perfect for Drinker and his insecure wanna be alpha males fan base lol

[@TheForcesWrath]

Her constant screaming and groaning annoyed me to NO END especially when silence is required to escape a lunatic dragon, who kills for sport.

[@Time_Lantern_Gameplay]

Well shes a woman That feminine for them to scream groan

[@darianstarfrog]

Totally..it was ridiculously stupid of her.. yet somehow..the dragon became deaf at those parts 😂

[@jondc6938]

This was so annoying! In a cave where sound travels very well, every bump & scrape was always a load moan or squeal. The dragon had conveniently lost interest and gone away somewhere for a while every time

[@sonofkabisch]

And I'm pretty sure that the scene of her standing under the icicles with her mouth open was some sleazy producer's fetish.

[@KJCK4]

@@jondc6938it amazes me how much people think they know something until they’re put in the situation

[@k.bradychristianson2543]

I love how he keeps playing the clip where the prince throws her off the cliff over and over. Nice touch.

[@Christobanistan]

Good thing he cuts out the part where she hits several branches and so doesn't die, which was clearly the goal. Otherwise Drinker might be seen as being deceptive...

[@kingnull2697]

@@Christobanistan That doesn’t help

[@MHKing03]

Which is exactly what should be done with this film, or better yet what should have been done with this script on first reading!

[@Christobanistan]

@@MHKing03It's a great movie, actually. You should actually watch it instead of blindly swallowing what Drinker is claiming. He has "money in the game," so to speak, and should not be trusted.

[@Swagbastian]

​@@ChristobanistanI watched the movie. It's not great or even good. It's passable at best.

[@lovefromwonderland]

It’s like a kid that’s proud because they helped their mom stir the soup once, not realizing their mom’s probably made it five million times before without their help

[@CapitalTeeth]

My mom and dad are watching this downstairs as of writing this comment. When I went downstairs to grab some snacks, I asked them 'whats this?' and they said 'a very ridiculous movie called damsel'.

[@Allie-w1l]

It was too late to save them... 😟

[@mnomadvfx]

@@Allie-w1l To be fair they did recognise that it was crap already.

[@Christobanistan]

It was a great movie.

[@tlshortyshorty5810]

are we by any chance related every time I tell them not to watch a Disney live action fantasy or superhero movie they do it anyway

[@randomperson8405]

It is amazing when you watch a film from 20-30 year ago, and realise that back then, we actually had characters in films. What a wild time that was.

[@AlishaRisenPhoenix]

I think about this alllll the time. Like I don't care if you want to do a race representation movie, just make it good. We all love Jackie Chan because his movies are good. I don't care what race/gender/position on the rainbow, just write good characters and good story PLEASE!

[@jase276]

Back then people were hired based on merit and talent.

[@a.m928]

Lol BS. People back the complained that their contemporary stuff was XYZ just like you do now.

[@bunnyfreakz]

For reminder, 30 years ago was 1990.

[@gtdc4685]

cap

[@edibleapeman]

It just occurred to me that the Drinker's "call to action" is ALWAYS just "go away now." No sub begging, no comment whoring, nothing. Love it.

[@agarsorchids7708]

Yep, me too! If you do that more than 10 secs, I am out!!!

[@OriginalPuro]

It's called an outro.

[@chowchow2386]

I like how he NEVER asks us to like, sub or comment at ANY point. Unlike most who ask you to b4 the content of video has even started. Like WTF?!?!

[@marcmarc1967]

I never subscribe to channels that ask me to subscribe and give likes. I am currently subscribed to 4 channels. We get it, we understand how KZbin works.

[@Allie-w1l]

That's why we refuse to go away.

[@CraigLoos]

Thank you for your sacrifice.

[@Radhaugo108]

The reverse plot would’ve been much more interesting and or believable. Hot Princess throws Prince down the cave to feed a female dragon because The King made a deal to give up his male heirs.

[@Machete007]

Now that's something I would watch

[@ifxthenwhy6202]

Tbh that could actually work, it would tie into the whole "consumating the marriage" if the son needed to make offspring before being fed to the dragon.

[@Sir_Newkirk]

SIGMA ENDING: Prince marries the dragon, dragon kills hot princess.

[@Seetiyan]

​@@Sir_Newkirk😂😂😂 I'd LOVE to see that.

[@inendlesspain4724]

Yeah, but this movie was written to be exactly a subversion driven by a weird vindictiveness against male heroism, rather than a work of genuine creativity and passion to create something unique and fresh that could stand on its own.

[@jorandar1]

"But Rinker! I hear you say..." had me laughing pretty good!

[@lescud]

…40 years later and this movie all of a sudden makes Red Sonja seem like a genre masterpiece.

[@johnnystorm5543]

Don't worry. There's a new girl-boss Red Sonja movie in production to undo the old one.

[@ancogaming]

Alright, "masterpiece" may be a bit of a stretch here (I know you're joking, it's all fine) but hey, I found Red Sonja pretty entertaining back then, when little me was watching that film on a snow grainy VHS tape. Brigitte Nielsen had some... talents that kept me glued to the screen and left quite the impression, no doubt.

[@arekpetrosian4965]

@@ancogaming Yes..."talents"...good way of putting it.

[@philipsheppard4815]

Red Sonja is a frontrunner for a "Best soundtrack on the worst film" award with a fantastic Morricone score it does not deserve.

[@grandhubert]

Red Sonja *was* a genre masterpiece…

[@viperch25]

the only question that keeps bouncing around in my head is HOW THE HELL DID SHE SURVIVE THE FALL

[@Subxenox15]

I 100% guessed the ending on the official netflix video of the trailer lol, I said "I'm calling the ending now: As she's fighting the dragon she stops and says "Wait, we are both strong independent women and we shouldn't put up with The Patriarchy any longer." The dragon stands on it's hind legs and claps, then they fly around killing all the men, and live happily ever after."

[@MrSGL21]

wait....thats seriously the ending? i didn't finish the video.

[@MrSGL21]

ah fuck i fast forwarded to the end...jesus christ that really was the plot. goawd damn. this is gayer than Liberace's closet or your average lifted truck.

[@audie-cashstack-uk4881]

It was so obvious from the beginning

[@xtremeblazer3468]

​@@MrSGL21 lmao no the drinker exaggerated it too much. Basically the dragon is pissed because the king killed her daughter who were just born aka innocent. Millie Basically tells the dragon that the women it's been killing were also innocent because they weren't Born into royal blood. So the dragon was doing the same thing as the king. The dragon wants to die but millie saves it and they take down the queen who sacrificed all the innocent daughters

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

Two women putting aside their differences? Now THAT'S some high fantasy.

[@paranoyd70]

I suggest watching the 1981 movie, "Dragonslayer", which has similar plot and was done much better and has ZERO of "the message" crammed into it. In case you haven't seen Dragonslayer, its the same set up...a medieval king makes a pact with a dragon to spare his kingdom but requires regular sacrifices of the female persuasion to appease the dragon. And the dragon is female too. But the townsfolk hire a magician's apprentice to slay the dragon, who is way over his head, because the plebs are tired of sacrificing their daughters for the king. Its got a great cast of actors, some you might recognize, and the effects (using practical effects & stop motion) just might surprise you. Its well worth a look-see & I highly recommend it. Also, parts of it were filmed in Scotland.

[@gregorygreenwood-nimmo4954]

Also Wales - the sorcerers castle from the start of the movie is a famous Welsh landmark.

[@charlesschultz5366]

Excellent film! Surprised it doesn’t get more attention, it really stands up even today.

[@chaptermastermarneuscalgar6926]

It also has a similar opening plot to Dragonheart where a queen makes a deal with a dragon to save her son, which involves the dragon giving half his heart to save the prince. The princes tutor then proceeds to hunt down all dragons because he believes the dragons heart twisted the prince, but in reality the prince was always evil and the dragon is looking for redemption.

[@gregorygreenwood-nimmo4954]

@@chaptermastermarneuscalgar6926 That is Dragonheart you are thinking of - the one with the dragon voiced by Sean Connery. Dragonslayer is a different movie made a few years earlier in 1981 that is a lot darker and with perhaps the best dragon ever seen on screen, who is also pretty unambiguously evil. If you haven't seen Dragonslayer yet, I recommend that you remedy that at your earliest convenience - it is a fantastic fantasy film.

[@mkeogh76]

"Dragonslayer" but "updated for modern audiences" (i.e. turned to crap) is the first thing I thought of as I listened the Drinker's review. In 1981, Dragonslayer had "strong female characters" such as Caitlin Clark's "Valerian" and even the Princess. The Woke's delusional beliefs that they introduced "strong, independent female characters" and "diversity" to films is one of the more eyerolling things about them.

[@badsamaritansofficial6704]

Watched it yesterday. You missed the part where the dragon wasn't fire proof and managed to be beaten by a rock.

[@Valeria-sx7uv]

Oh, I loved this movie! It was so touching when our brave girl reunited with the strong female dragon, who killed her father in front of her eyes! Very touching indeed

[@olenaolena9073]

Father who betrayed her okaay

[@veritasome5965]

3 disappearances every year right after celebrated marriages to the royal family & nobody questions it? Shades of Grey level asinine🤦‍♂️

[@haselnutcracker9447]

*3 disappearances every generation

[@AaronGiffordOfficial]

Well it seems elodie and her family had never heard of this royal family before so it makes sense that they wouldnt question it because theres nothing to question, same for the other girl getting married towards the end.

[@ferrisbueller9991]

Idk, in out modern world how long did Epstein get away with his island antics?

[@Lilstiffsocks69]

In the movie, Elodies family was from a very poor kingdom so it can be presumed they take advantage of poor royals or nobility. Also, there's a scene where the father talks to the queen and walks out looking grim. So from that we can conclude the queen told him that they would sacrifice his daughter and in return, he would be paid in tons of gold. Also, the weddings are held in secret.

[@Mart77]

It was measley medieval times, people dying off to famine and other natural causes left and right every day. Nobody noticed lol

[@Carole67182]

Thanks for taking one for the team and saving millions of us from wasting 110 minutes of our limited lives.

[@perfectstranger1152]

Thanks for reminding me of my own mortality.

[@tankerd1847]

Now that's a positive contribution to humanity!

[@jessiejames7230]

He took too long and I watched it 😢

[@Thandar324]

Indeed

[@ashcarrier6606]

What was so awesome about Eowyn in the book Return of the King is that you weren't expecting a woman to win against the Witch-King of Angmar. And she was busted up, nearly killed, and needed help to do it.

[@Sun.Shine-]

Her and faramir are my favorite couple & characters in LOTR. I related to them so much & aspired love like theirs. That scene gives me goosebumps & bring tears to my eyes still considering her own reasons to be in the battlefield. Just love her 👏👏👏

[@sidwhiting665]

Yep, and even when she did defeat the Witch-King, it still matched with the theme overall: that even the smallest/least important person can make a difference. That's why Merry helped Eowyn defeat the Witch King; why Frodo took the ring to Mt. Doom when greater heroes failed; why Pippin was the one who stood up to Denethor and saved Faramir, and why ultimately Sam was the only ring-bearer able to resist it's temptation and remained faithful to his master until the end. Every "lowly" character in the story had a critically important role in ways that made sense.

[@IStealButterdToast]

Well it was told that no man could defeat the Witch-King, Eowyn wasn’t a man, neither was Merry (who was a hobbit, which means that a male person that wasn’t from the race of men could have killed the Witch-King)

[@dagda3000]

But it was still cringe how she beheaded the flying beast. Completely unrealistic from a strenght perspective.

[@mkultra2456]

@@dagda3000 Witch King should have grabbed her sword as she was about to stab him in the face.

[@TheSanityInspector]

When a movie set in the 19th Century has a character with 21st Century attitudes, that character is the hero. When a movie set in the 21st Century has a character with 19th Century views, that character is the villain.

[@rowboat1972]

Thanks Rinker, for taking one for the team.

[@eternalhalloween1]

I honestly don't know how he manages to sit through all this crap. I actually feel 2nd hand relief for him when I see good stuff he has recommended! THE WRESTLER (2008) , 1917 (2019) , JOKER (2019) , GHOSTBUSTERS AFTERLIFE (2021) , and THE MENU (2022) .

[@inendlesspain4724]

@@eternalhalloween1 Don't ask why, but seeing this comment before reading it triggered in me a compulsion to report it as spam.

[@NotQuiteFirst]

"Elodie" is actually a common name.

[@proto-geek248]

Oh yeah, cuz we know an Elodie 🙄

[@eternalhalloween1]

@@inendlesspain4724 Don't worry. It's cool. And a Happy Saint Patrick's Day to you. ☘

[@oslonorway547]

So bad it's in distress.

[@silashurd3597]

LOL😂

[@liamphibia]

🥁

[@coolmacatrain9434]

Ouch!!!

[@laurencemoore2105]

You can drop your mic. You won!

[@angelawilhite3645]

😂

[@NicolasCharly]

For the defense of "Elodie" : it is quite a common name for a girl in France. Élodie. And given the medieval "generic fantasy" setting, I'd assume it played a part in deciding for a name.

[@Felice_Enellen]

Yeah, I wish people like this would research a little before dissing someone's name. It's a pretty name, too. I gather it means "riches".

[@icbarefoot]

You'd think someone from the UK would know better. I thought the same thing about Tommen in GOT, then I find out it's actually an old english name that is no longer common.

[@ashsimpson8700]

@@Felice_Enellenyou think the critical drinker will miss a chance to half assedly dunk on women in the film industry ? Must be new to this channel hahaha, it’s like 80 percent of his content

[@r.8902]

@@ashsimpson8700 100% you just have to realize that he can be pretty misogynistic about anything related to female in the industry. just gotta take him for the humor and know that it's just his opinion. bro spits about how women cant physically do things the movie/show tells them to do but routinely ignores the men put in similar situations.

[@danhun7355]

@@ashsimpson8700He isn't always right. He just grew as sick and tired of modern movies as the majority of his audience and who can blame him? Hollywood is making it fairly easy these days to hate movies. People watch movies for escapism. To be entertained and not lectured... . I used to go to the movies at least once a week, now I probably go once every few months. I still enjoy watching movies, just not the garbage mostly being released these days. Drinker can actually be quite nuanced, one of the reasons I'm still coming back to his channel, even though he sometimes goes overboard and he definitely should stay away from the toxic right-wing, crybaby incel crowd (Ryan Kinel, Nerdrotic etc.) he often associates himself with. But in the end bad written (female) characters are just a recurring pattern in modern movies, so is the hiring of talentless people for political reasons (their gender, their sexual orientation etc.). Writers, directors etc. used to have to work their way up the ladder for years until Hollywood gave them high profile projects. Nowadays they hand out hundred million dollar projects to indie filmmakers with one film under their belt, just because they check the right hiring boxes and have the "correct" political leaning.... . It's insanity. But if you pay attention, when a movie or a character is good and well written, he'll actually say so. It's just kinda rare these days....

[@twenty-eightrock]

3:29 Tbf for most of human history, a few hundred years saw little if any technological development. The idea that a few hundred years going by should see a massive leap in technology is a modernist perspective because since the industrial revolution we have seen exponential technological advancements never-before-seen in human history.

[@mrsx7944]

Hush

[@curtcoeurdelion]

Every family need to be aware of the fact that according to Hollywood and every streaming service, when one of your parents dies it will be replaced by a new and black stepdad or stepmom.

[@ILooKs33]

Really? Hm, I've never really noticed that many for it to be a majority. 🤔

[@threewiseman1]

​​@@ILooKs33Haven't been paying close attention then. Just about every modern 'period' film or show (or fantasy show loosely based on a period), has a main character with a 'diverse' parent - or they are mixed race.

[@kenoliver8913]

Na, not true. Stepdads and stepmoms are supposed to be wicked - a much older and more archetypal trope than the girl boss one, though one that will at least resonate with some of the audience because some were the children of broken marriages. You definitely can't have a wicked person of colour unless the heroine is also of colour.

[@SanchoPanza-m8m]

@@kenoliver8913The modern movie makers consider it verboten to associate wickedness with anyone rating greater than zero on their intersectional hierarchy. Case in point: BBC: The wheelchair-bound Davros, the ultimate villain in Dr. Who, model of the Daleks, suddenly grew legs in the most recent revival. On the new BBC Three companion series Doctor Who: Unleashed, the producer Mr. Davies said: "We had long conversations about bringing Davros back, because he's a fantastic character, [but] time and society and culture and taste has moved on. "And there's a problem with the Davros of old in that he's a wheelchair user, who is evil. And I had problems with that. And a lot of us on the production team had problems with that, of associating disability with evil.” The wokesters of modern cinema have unilaterally decided that wheelchair users are incapable of evil. I've got news for them. I know a deaf guy who is a complete asshole. How about a bit of truth in cinema? Maybe it should reflect reality rather than ideology. I am beyond exhausted with ideologically-biased productions. Show me a film as raw and true as Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket" and I'll buy a ticket to that movie. Offer me a film suited for "modern audiences" and I'll drop it like a hot potato.

[@jhammer4919]

😂😂😂😂

[@cardboard4929]

Shrek deconstructed fantasy settings better than anything since.

[@anonbobanon7320]

Fine I'll watch shrek again

[@Tundra.]

@@anonbobanon7320 AND THEN I SAW HER FAAAACE!

[@Dr.Reason]

Thanks Drinker, for the sacrifice. One more film I enjoyed through your telling rather than suffer through it on my own.

[@teedup8995]

The Damsel is no longer in distress,,,but the audience is!

[@chasehedges6775]

😂😂

[@Bare_Essence]

"Rinker, I hear you say" LOL! I should have expected it, but I didn't.

[@JoeBManco]

He should have gone with Ritical Rinker.

[@johnharris6655]

Amazing how Elodie climbed that 50 foot rope like a Navy Seal.

[@SvenReinck]

Which wouldn’t have been there if her father hadn’t tried to rescue her.

[@sparerib5494]

All that wood-chopping paid off!

[@xshadowscreamx]

Her arms don’t look soft, all that wood chopping. And she is light enough to pull her self up with ease.

[@troyrenlen6459]

I think it's more impressive that the men could descend the rope in armor.

[@nnnnmhughuuhhjiijj9457]

​@@troyrenlen6459 Holy shet, I didn't even thought about that. That gotta be rope made from mythril or something.

[@bigdavek.8322]

A friend showed me this movie the other day, and it didn't take me long to figure out the twist. The whole time I was watching I kept hearing the Drinker's voice echoing 'Girl boss' in my head, and now here we are, getting his review. :D Thanks for not disappointing, sir.

[@kipof-rivia6865]

Thank you, Drinker, for your tireless sacrifices!

[@a.morrigan5870]

The most amazing thing about this movie is Elodie's everlasting lip gloss. Looks like brilliant stuff.

[@JM-hj3sm]

My girlfriend pointed out at the very beginning of the movie that MBB just released a make-up line, and the entire movie I kept checking to make sure her face remained untouched.

[@cattrucker8257]

The immaculate makeup all through is this "fantasy" world's real magic.

[@MyBrainGlows]

i mean, a ton of movies have woman with perfect make up in any possible death threatening situation

[@RegalPixelKing]

​@@MyBrainGlowsThe problem with this movie is that it's a mid evil fantasy world. 99% of women did not wear makeup. The 1% that did were super rich royalty. But she had perfect makeup, and much more advanced makeup compared to the time period, before she married into the royal family.

[@waggsish]

her make up was perfect after chopping wood, too

[@michaelhoward6663]

Thank you for taking one for the team, Mr. Rinker. It is appreciated.

[@mediablindspots]

Dude… This one was truly inspired. I can’t imagine the time it took to fine-tune your dialectic to make it so absolutely brutal.

[@theaveragemale]

I never disagree with the drinker Part of the reason I love this channel is because he’s able to break down all of the elements of why I didn’t like something that I thought I should’ve but didn’t This one where I still don’t disagree with anything he’s saying I enjoyed it I didn’t take it too seriously Watched it on a lazy Sunday afternoon It was good fun dumb entertainment for me

[@zynpkrdg]

honestly can't believe the western media considers saving someone an action of powerplay instead of an action of love or honor.

[@V1489Cygni]

l c an't be Iieve th ey d on't re aIize lne pt foI k _sti II_ bei ng in fuI I con troI ls n ot th e cri tique th ey thi nk lt ls. Rem ember the Ke ns? Th at tak eover di dn't ta ke Ion g.

[@Truffalot]

​@@V1489Cygni your spacing is so bad that Google asks if I want to translate your comment to English

[@queueeeee9000]

​@@Truffalot haha same

[@athelwulfgalland]

@@Truffalot I think it's a means to get by the censors. The algorithms don't recognize what's being said; Obviously Google as well.

[@ZenMonkeyGod]

​@@V1489CygniWhat the actual hell happened to your comment?

[@earlgrayman982]

Dragonslayer (1981) did this plot long ago and in comparison was quite brilliant.

[@theunknowncommenter725]

I also couldn't help but notice elements of Brave in this movie. They plagiarized that movie and made it shit.

[@earlgrayman982]

Haven't seen it but I would not be surprised. Mediocrity and plagiarism reigns in the movie industry.@@theunknowncommenter725

[@jeffreyrook8073]

@@theunknowncommenter725 fr, the concept could be awesome, if they gave it to people focused on story telling more than tHEeeEEEe MeeEEeeSSSsSAgE

[@anubusx]

I love that film. The really dark gritty tone and atmosphere is brilliant. Also the practical effects still look really good.

[@proto-geek248]

Yes, that flick's awesome 👍

[@jennielyra3694]

If you want to watch a movie about a powerful female red head, instead of this, re-watch 5th Element!

[@khoclevuong]

It is my favorite of all time!

[@llorttaf]

Thought you were going to say "Brave".

[@Megalith79]

_”Father you smoke?!”_ 5th Element is a cult classic n def one of my favorites. Came from a time when society knew, understood and recognized what a “strong female lead” actually looks like. Miss those days.

[@alw3700]

i khow its wrong but i still love Red Sonja!

[@mikehunt4265]

Or red Sonja

[@olivier5251]

1:40 That's Avasarala for you there mister

[@TheArchangel47]

Nice timing on "Go away now!", as Millie gets tossed. The symbolism was not lost. 🤣🤣

[@bigdavek.8322]

Oh, wow, I didn't catch that. That was brilliant!

[@ibah6]

Seriously, it's the same video with some of the most half-hearted and superficial film criticism. 'The Drinker - OMG, snow on the floor, is this the North Pole? Wokism did it again.' Come on, people, you can't take any of this at face value. The fact is, this isn't the first or last time a crappy fantasy movie has been made, whether it stars a woman or not. Just look at all the male-led fantasy garbage from the mid-2000s. You can't even take this culture war bait seriously anymore. He complains about the blood in a magical way in a fantasy movie while completely forgetting there's a freaking magical dragon in the movie. And this the same guy who agreeed that not every movie is made for everyone, this movie is clearly appealing to a women audiance.

[@ltb1345]

@@ibah6 So do you have some kinda crush on the director, or...?

[@tiebeswinkels8584]

As you criticize some wacky films from the 2000s, TCD criticizes films today. Sometimes films are just bad, and bad films sometimes have elements in common, one such being the trope of girlboss, another being the damsel in distress. I personally don't care about this one, as long as they stop touching existing and beloved IPs. If this film is catering to women and women like it, so be it. If people want to point out the flaws and mock it, then so be it

[@Nico78Not]

So where is he wrong?@@ibah6

[@sardonicus76]

I watched this with my wife and we cracked up when they showed the “international assortment pack” of dragon sacrifices. Everyone associated with this box checking exercise should be embarrassed. Angela Bassett and Ray Winstone are great actors. I guess they needed that check.

[@mariapapadopoulos3640]

Times are tough even for decent actors 😂

[@mnomadvfx]

Isn't Robin Wright in it too? IMHO from her chilling performance in House Of Cards she's a plenty good actor.

[@korimiller379]

They had the time, and a checks and check.

[@alexedwards6509]

When ever you see garbage like this, you realise that radical feminists hate men and detest women. They can't write for real women because they don't know any. Of course the whole ideology is based on radical socialism which is dependant on spreading hate and disunity. Ever noticed that the biggest whining, moaning idiots are the most spoiled people that have ever lived?

[@ifxthenwhy6202]

Hey Tilda Swinton was in the Amy Schumer film "Trainwreck", we all make mistakes... albeit not such racially diverse and pretencious girl empowerment mistakes as this one.

[@BalrogUdun]

We’ve gotten so many parodies of classic stories I don’t remember the last time we got a genuine retelling of a classic story.

[@ritzriveire7652]

Or just a regular story that could be called Classic for the next generation

[@Warvvolf]

Dune?

[@ALiteralMosquito]

My favourite scene of the whole movie is when Elodie is running from the dragon on horse back, ditches the horse and when the horse is killed it get flung at the screen.

[@YaBoiZackbannedmefordissent]

Patricia Wrede wrote Dealing with Dragons back in the early 90s. It's about a Princess who wants more out of life than being a pretty ornament and when she meets the dipstick Prince her parents intend to marry her off to, she runs away and deliberately gets "kidnapped" by a dragon, who puts her in charge of organizing all the stuff the dragon has hoarded over the years. Eventually, adventures ensue. Subverting tropes isn't new, no matter what the current crop of writers thinks, it's the execution that matters.

[@legzfalloffgirl5148]

I'm surprised to come across someone who read that book!!❤ it was really fun and clever

[@Andersonzabuza]

@SmilingShadow-jl5trYou're..assuming a lot in that princesses had any role in governance, on average.

[@Andersonzabuza]

Man, thank you for reminding me about this book series. I don't feel like the sequels quite held up but the first two at least where clever and funny to read. I should see if I can find my copy again.

[@captainlengthwidth6692]

@@Andersonzabuza- their usual role was as a pawn in the securing of alliances by marriage.

[@J.B.1982]

@@joaocosta3374 And it's silly to think the women weren't part of the power dynamic. Sure, men called the shots but women have influence in other ways. And these were all royalty looking to keep power themselves. Look at the overall standard of living all over the world. What the heck else was there better to do than be royalty??

[@ColinFox]

Thanks for taking one for the team, Rinker!

[@ryansheridan3987]

What about the fact the dragon can smell the blood of the royals. But doesn’t realise the dad has different blood. Or the fact the dragon didn’t notice the family had every race and colour

[@robo5013]

It's a woke dragon, it doesn't 'see race.'

[@bretbuckley704]

I noticed that too...the' "racially diverse" cast in a blatant medieval European setting. The crack these people smoke to think it makes a micro bit of sense to have ancient European myths...in areas that historically, and logically, would be racially homogeneous must now ReFleCt ThE WoRLd We LiVe iN ToDaY has to be fucking RICH.

[@graveyj2000]

It's a chick dragon-being incompetent and inconsistent and also infinitely powerful and perfect in every way isn't really a big surprise

[@zx7-rr486]

All fantasy movies are logical bollocks, and this was no different. Whilst it was also uber-woke, I actually quite enjoyed the movie. at times. I didn't think Elodie was "girl bossing" or a "ninja from the womb". She was chucked (literally) into a life and death scenario, got badly injured, cried, showed vulnerability, pulled herself together, gained confidence, used her guile to navigate out of the lair, showed utter despair when she got to the exit only to realise she was 10,000ft up on a cliff, then used cunning to outwit the dragon, showed compassion when she could easily have killed the dragon. She "overcame adversity" in a somewhat believable and entertaining way, which is one thing The Drinker is always bemoaning. 6/10 for me.

[@yosemiteanemone4714]

...or that she was, apparently, the first victim in 100 years to bother trying to explain the deception to a dragon who enjoys chatting up its meals for hours.

[@n7sorcerer419]

I haven’t felt a movie bludgeon me over the head with its message this hard since I actually watched Bright, ironically another Netflix fantasy film that tried to “subvert expectations”.

[@lscales6131]

I’m so happy you did this. My wife the other day said “hey look a new movie with that girl from stranger things. I like her let’s watch it this weekend.” I said sure but after this we’ll pass. Thank you once again drinker. You fabulous drunk you!

[@kari8187]

It’s not a bad watch just predictable, eat an edible first😂

[@lscales6131]

@@kari8187 I’d rather watch Ricky Stinckiy or whatever it’s called.

[@brettpid6416]

she might like it, mine did too don't know why, she even said it was incredibly predictable

[@brettpid6416]

@@kari8187 😄

[@secretname2670]

I recommend good ol' fashioned Nobody the movie or straight up Bullet Train if you are looking for something to enjoy and not ponder over. I can also recommend Chronicles of Riddick, Pacific Rim, Jumper, Limitless (Neil Burger), Lucy and other classics! As for fantasy media, I'm afraid there is little to no good movies with female leads that I know of.

[@CitiesTurnedToDust]

The heroine couldn't stop gasping, crying and screaming any tine she took a step. While she was trying to sneak away from a dragon. God she had a lot of energy to make noise.

[@TheTraveler980]

The kind of noise more appreciated... somewhere else. 😉🙄😏

[@bunnywithakeyboard7628]

Until the plot demanded that she jump over a chasm despite that her leg had been toasted. That she was able to do.

[@Charmer4856]

Lol very true even though, I didn’t hate the movie 🤣🤣

[@bunnywithakeyboard7628]

@@Charmer4856 Personally, I’m so tired of “everything evil women do can be justified.” Show women the same amount of respect and diversity that men used to get.

[@fauna8049]

Right, and you wouldn't be screaming with your entire leg being burned with a lot of the skin gone?

[@extremecentrism9796]

"But Rinker I hear you say." That one got me.

[@scottpelletier1370]

So good

[@lorenacarreira6251]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@arkayoarkayo4739]

..."So, abandon all hope, ye who enter here"... 😂

[@JackMadness91]

I’m shocked…that they thought it would succeed.

[@bunnywithakeyboard7628]

Learning requires intelligence.

[@Mintberrycrunch982]

Your expectations are wayyy too high

[@Zonca2]

I doubt at this point that "sucess" is what's on peoples mind when they greenlit this shit

[@captaintoyota3171]

Well they will just inflate #s like everything else

[@ninver6887]

"Well not that shocked"

[@AnthemDrums]

"I always like it when characters living in a '.......' society have the worldview and aspirations of 21st century '....' studies graduates from southern California..." This quote can be applied to everything that is wrong with the world today, with perfect accuracy.

[@Soapromancer]

Wait, does youtube hide comments with that word in them?

[@AnthemDrums]

@@Soapromancer naw - I was just making the Drinkers most excellent quote into a catch-all. You can apply it to all woke analysis: Those that say Christopher Columbus was evil, but its perfectly fine for primitive cultures to employ slave economies. America is racist and evil, but African warlords who captured & sold the slaves are noble...There is so much packed into that quote. a nice bit of language.

[@iviaverick52]

The dragon never thought to wonder "Damn, how is this king able to dish out 3 daughters every single year? He must be staying busy!"

[@DieKao]

"Every few decades"

[@FrenzyVidzHD]

@@DieKao the movie itself is actually extreme vague on the regularity of that concept, can't blame OP for not being exact haha How is the 'evil' Queen even around in all of this? presumably she was somehow in the 'in crowd' of it all and not sacrificed? Notice the husband who I don't even know if he was a King or a Prince because that's too much screen time, has zero lines? He just is around at each ceremony and then dies XD

[@mcld4214]

It’s every generation

[@Stan_the_Belgian]

30yrs

[@thePixelSage]

It's worse than that. How does the Dragon miss the diverse cast of princesses the asian and the black daughters of the 'family line' Is this dragon bind deaf and smell less?

[@youknowwhoelsecantthinkofagood]

As Drinker mentioned, I like how a medieval society that looks to be set somewhere in Northern Europe has a diverse range of people from the equator, some of whom seem to be in positions of power. As we all know, the first thing we think of when it comes to the Dark Ages is inclusivity and tolerance towards outsiders! I’m sure impoverished serfs, who likely don’t even know how to read, would be completely accepting of people originating from different parts of the world telling them what to do!

[@LastFantasiaWeapons]

Always fun to see Fantasy California in movies. No need to come up with interesting cultures, believable world building, or creative answers to how society could have formed given the new elements introduced in the story when you can reach for the tried and true Fantasy California.

[@TheFlyingPilgrim]

I’m pretty certain they filmed it in Northern California near the vineyards, too.

[@v40idrifter22]

​@@TheFlyingPilgrim this take place in Portugal

[@Michal-q2q]

You know something is wrong when you turn into a senior longing for the GOOD OLD DAYS in your late 20's.

[@leannasty]

Yeah, because you never grew up and realised there were other people in the world who weren't you

[@emanueldg]

I'm 24 and I'm just like that 😂😂😂

[@DutchHistoryGuy]

21, same here

[@natalierose1072]

"Millie Bobby Billie Jean King James Earl Jones Brown" lmaoooooo bruh 💀

[@lilred5515]

If all they needed to do was mix some royal blood into a cut of a girl they sacrificed, couldn't they have just raised/adopted 3 local orphan girls in the royal household? They could have raised them loosely as "family" from a young age and taught them to do as they were told because they still weren't actually royal. Then pretended the blood thing was an official ritual so they'd actually be a part of the family then throw them over. Then their dragon issue stays internal and they don't get random variables in the mix like a plot armor girlboss

[@wilsi473]

I never understood why the dragon didn't just go burn down the castle to begin with.

[@jasonshults368]

The script.

[@secretmedicine]

thatd be too short of a movie!

[@purplehz97]

True! 😂​@@jasonshults368

[@saldzbob9972]

​@@secretmedicinethe plot could've been similar to the hobbit

[@Xingularity]

Because she wants them to suffer as long as she does.