tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784099681407679393.post937487406344135625..comments2024-03-27T02:02:59.126-07:00Comments on Mortal Engines: Books & Movie: Why Phillip Reeve disfigured Hester Shaw's face with a grotesque scar in the Mortal Engines bookUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784099681407679393.post-49475278966561584792018-06-24T03:56:01.064-07:002018-06-24T03:56:01.064-07:00My girlfriend says: I read the books as a teen, am...My girlfriend says: I read the books as a teen, am a MASSIVE fan, particularly of Hester, her determination, strength, struggle, her hideousness (an inspirational character to read about when I myself was having many struggles). The films are already a complete sell out as far as I'm concerned. In the books Reeve even takes the p*&s out of the media prettifying Hester with regard Pennyroyal's books... so so so so disappointed and feel very peeved and sad for Phillip Reeve, and wonder if he 'let' the movie-makers do this (for £££££) or if they've done it regardless of his wishes. Really depressing. Hate to think that a generation of youths will see the film only and not get ANY of the positive messages Reeve wrote into the books about shrugging off the shallow aesthetic oppression of women as objects that have to look attractive or are not 'worth' as much *insert word e.g. respect/attention/opportunities/care* unless they are beautiful. Yet here we see the clips and stills so far... everyone is a catalogue model or a catwalk model, not the wild variation in shape, age, and 'conventional attractiveness' of the real world or the books. Another small step backwards for society... another blow for womenkind.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07550662647977289948noreply@blogger.com