Bevendre

It always bugs me when people harp on Marvel movies as being sexist because there aren’t nearly as many female characters, and those that are there are usually foils or romantic interests for the male lead.  That being said, there are still a fair few women in Marvel movies, and while they are often romantically engaged with the male hero, they are also depicted with their own lives, passions, jobs, and goals outside of being the girlfriend of a superhero.  They are their own characters who force the male superhero to grow and change, while doing the same themselves.

DC is every bit as bad about including women in their movies, and fair bit worse at making them characters outside of romance.  In part this is due to there being fewer modern DC movies, but there’s also the issue that the characters themselves aren’t really there outside of being a romantic lead.  The best example against this is Lois Lane in Man of Steel, who’s actually somewhat active for a little bit before being relegated to the typical damsel-in-distress role and chasing after Superman for the bulk of the film.

Both companies need to work on incorporating dynamic female characters into their respective movies.  At the moment though I think Marvel’s got a hell of a lead and has been doing it a lot better for quite some time.