Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Exclusive 'Free Guy' Clip Discusses Molotovgirl’s Costume
www.themarysue.com: It’s interesting getting Stewart’s perspective on how the expectations of what women look like in movies have evolved, especially since she’s been in the business since the ’80s. “Nowadays, the power of a woman is not her body alone. It’s her character, it’s more of her mind, it’s the story that she’s living. That’s changing conversation right now, I think, and it’s a very important part of filmmaking and how that affects society.”
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I think that this article has some super interesting themes. Costumes for women in action films have always been rather questionable and the controversy over tham has lasted since the first gaudy superhero/action films made in the eighties and nineties, some screaming fantasy and others screaming utility. Obviously this was something considered in Free Guy, but they had the added challenge of the film being set in a video game. Women in video games are even more controversial, where direct comparisons can be made between the possibilities for men and women’s clothes, not to mention the fact that a woman’s body itself is often sexualized in video games where men are not. Thus, a lot was riding on this costume especially since the film has such high profile stars. I think they did a great job, especially with the unbuttoned shirt and scarf over the leather armour, and I love the goggle style glasses.
I enjoyed Free Guy and thought it was a really fun, lighthearted movie that appealed to a lot of different people. I really enjoyed the clip in the article showing the other potential costumes, especially because it showed how designers test out costumes to make sure they look the way they want on screen. The costume is also very different from how Comer’s character is dressed in the “real world” scenes, where she is more casual in sweaters and jeans. It highlights the vast difference between her online persona and her personality in real life. Over the years the excessive sexualization of female action stars has become a much larger conversation, and seeing women designing costumes that go against that standard is exciting. The movie’s costumes overall are really fun and fit the characters well, especially Taika Waititi’s character, whose costumes enhance his jokes and comedic acting. In particular he wears a lot of long, dramatic coats which billow as he walks into rooms & are swung around as he speaks.
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