so i took my 16 year old brother to see mad max yesterday, and it’s all he can talk about, claiming it might be his favorite movie and can’t wait to see it again

some of the things he loved? (without being prompted by myself whatsoever)

he loved that in that world oppression clearly existed, especially for women, but women had a hand in overthrowing that system

he loved that the extent of the sexualization by the film makers (and not the clearly evil bad guy) was the women bathing fully clothed - he was a little worried at that point and looked at me in the theater wary of what might be coming, but was quickly relieved

he loved that Mad Max was made no lesser a man by working with Furiosa 

after he said all that on the way home, i asked him if he thought guys wouldn’t like it because the main character is a woman to which he replied “SHE’S A BADASS AND IF THEY DON’T LIKE IT THEY’RE MISSING OUT”

in short, i’m really proud of my brother