Q&A Forum - January 2009 (best of Elise)

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According to the one site, “Stiller and Roach have been plotting this picture for several years.” Perhaps the motivation for this movie was the onslaught of articles in newspapers and magazines about the societal trend toward female dominance. One cannot escape reading about women gaining in power and out-performing men. There have even been some serious articles dedicated to a possible future where men will become obsolete. I can see how a creative mind would wonder what such a future would be like. Unfortunately it looks like a creative comedic mind is going to focus on the humor of such a possibility. It would be much more interesting if someone did a serious movie about a future where women are in charge of all facets of society. But the sad truth is that the male ego cannot fathom the concept of women in charge outside the realm of a science fiction story or a comedy. And of course the demise of men would have to be self-induced. It could not be because of the natural superiority of women (although there has been research about how the by-products of certain plastics have been shown to make men sterile and these by-products are making their way into our water supplies).