It was very poorly handled. We didn't even get to see much action except a quick 5s shove of one or two guys and boom suddenly the 5 large linebackers are inside and she is somehow locking them up.
It reminded me of Batgirl and Supergirl TV shows where puny Batgirl beat up several 250lb 6'2" thugs easily as did Supergirl's sister.
These take you out the zone while watching because your bs meter hits 10 rightaway and is jarring.
Women are indeed strong and powerful but in their own way and when they play to their strengths. There are also many physically strong women who can likely put a good fight against many guys or maybe win but they do look beefy, bulky (but not like Equalizers Queen Latifah who seems to have equalized too many donuts) and fit that part.
Also, as a guy I would love for strong scenes done well with women action like say Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King where Eowyn takes hits but comes back to take out the Nazgul. Not just women, but many guys also cheered for that scene because it was done so well and believably. She took advantage of the hobbit stabbing the witch king and it was teamwork and she was injured too and came back. Now she didn't parkour jump around or do something beyond the realm of her physical strength boundary but actually just stabbed him which is all it required.
Why can't they do things like that now? I'm all for women to be shown strong and that is how I want to see it. Maybe they use their wiles and their natural traits to overcome foes and work as a team.
This LotR Galadriel is goofy, unlikeable and needlessly rude and bratty and goes alone. That is not what LotR is about. It starts off a "Fellowship..." which mean teamwork. That is 100% missing in favor of showing some uber woman who does acrobatics to defeat a cave troll solo (after THEY basically went to the troll's home) and discards everyone in that valar ship, jumps off to swim 1000s of miles (lol) and gets some raft people killed and bosses all.
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