Femme (2013)

Don't listen to the negative reviews

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Women aren't going to save the world, despite what this documentary suggests. In fact, no one group of people likely will save it, if anything like "salvation" is even possible. This documentary makes some decent points, such as its critiques of old systems of thought which have held women as essentially property. However, it's not intellectually satisfying (or honest) to just call such a thing "Patriarchy." In fact, some very specific historical events have much to do with oppression of women, such as religion: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, etc. This movie makes practically no criticism of religion, and in fact seems to try to ignore te issue entirely. It instead makes all men out to be oppressors unless women guide them (spoiler alert!). The movie also naively argues that female politicians are good, more caring, etc. Nonsense! Have any of these ladies ever hear of Margaret Thatcher? Also, apparently they've never heard of lousy, terrible, abusive mothers, or women who support war (there's a fair amount of those, actually). In fact, there are even female serial killers (truly, there are more female murderers than you'd ever guess from watching something like this). More simply, this is not really a feminist movie. Feminism is about looking past gender roles and stereotypes. This movie exaggerates existing ones, and attempts to create some new ones while it's at it.

What an inspiring movie! Through interviews with several noteworthy women the film profiles ways in which women are not only changing, but healing the world.The film explains how the sacred feminine has been marginalized through the rise of the masculine. This has lead to many problems both economic and social as well. However, the film does not come off as depressing at all! Women are rising and using their sacred feminine to heal the world and restore some balance. The film paints a hopeful future for the planet. It is just up to us women to steer the planet back to prosperity and peace!

In the world of documentary film making, subject is of the up most importance, and in the case of Femme, the subject is the empowerment of women. A thorough, gripping, and deep subject. The film made me realize that as a society we have helped to bring down the perceived importance of women. Femmme has also helped me to respect my mother and girlfriend even more. This film is a movement, an attempt to transform and heal our society through documentary film making. Sharon Stone and others explore the depth and cultural weight of the empowerment of women through interviews with experts in religion, science, sociology and entertainment.

I thought that film was very inspiring. It gives you hope for the future. After seeing this film I felt empowered. It made me want to do more for my world, my children. I think if everyone watches this film the world would be a better place. In the film you hear from many different women, actors, like Sharon Stone, Maria Bello, feminist activist Gloria Steinmen and others. One of the main messages I got from this film is that women are powerful and nurturing. We have the power to live our lives in a way that promotes peace and prosperity. If you are a woman and want to feel good about yourself, you should watch this film. You will feel empowered to create good in your life and the lives of others.