Tag Archives: Power rangers

Guardians of the Galaxy: The Anti-Rangers

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

The 2014 film Guardians of the Galaxy serves as the perfect counterpoint to the recent Power Rangers movie. It succeeds everywhere Rangers failed, but it does slip up in the one place Rangers succeeded.

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Manufactured Heroes: The Case of the Power Rangers

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

As I wrote yesterday, male/female interchangeability is the default form of characterization in modern fantastical fiction, especially action adventures. It doesn’t matter whether it’s live-action film, video games, or anime and manga — wherever you have action adventure, you must … Continue reading →

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Meditations on Male/Female Interchangeability

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Rawle Nyanzi

NOTE: I spoil Power Rangers 2017 a little bit. So I was at the movies earlier today to watch the new Power Rangers movie. I heard it was an okay movie, and I liked Power Rangers as a kid, so … Continue reading →

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