For this discursive essay I would like to answer the question: in relation to feminism, how has the representation of male main characters in chick flicks changed in the past decade? Chick-flick is a slang term used to refer to films that deal with personal drama and relationship-based stories, often appealing to young female audiences. According to Cuthbert, this particular genre of films is very popular among women because in chick flicks, women can be successful protagonists of their own stories. It gives the audience hope that they too will be successful and find their perfect match. However, directors and producers tend to oversimplify stories, following formulaic plots of what they think their consumers would watch. They think that female audiences prefer traditional masculine and cute guys, so the main male characters they include usually have those characteristics. Many of these male protagonists were also in the military, just to emphasize the "manly man" character (we can see this pattern in the famous Nicholas Spark films). We rarely get to see male characters showing emotions and vulnerability. To quote a young romance writer, Emma Grey, “The problem with rigid, prescriptive gender roles is that they rob all of us of our chance to achieve full humanity. So while women are told they can't really understand things like video games, rock music or sports, men are similarly told not to appreciate things like dancing, fashion and sincere romance. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original EssayWhen we try to review the films of the period 1999-2009, we can observe that many of them follow the master The Taming of the Shrew plot. We get to see brooding rich guys paired with the nice girl. Usually, these guys are captains of the varsity team, and if not, they are closely associated with the captain. I'm one of the jocks who hang out with the cheerleaders or group of alpha females (women who are usually in charge and trendsetting at school). The usual plot starts from an accidental meeting or disagreement, and somehow, they end up spending more time together and falling in love. In this process, the kind girl should see the brooding boy's heart of gold, despite his rude and often violent behavior. Later, he will try to 'fix' him, to bring out the better person in him, and since the guy already likes him by then, he will actually change. Some of the films that follow this plot are the very famous A Walk to Remember and 10 Things I Hate About You. A Walk to Remember features a rebellious teenager, Landon Carter, who, due to drinking in the schoolyard and injuring a another student, was punished with community service and required to participate in a theater performance. In this process, he became close to Jamie Sullivan, another schoolmate who he asked to help him for the show. Despite Landon's behavior, Jamie still liked him, saying he saw something good in him. Eventually, Landon changed and their relationship strengthened, but it ended sadly because Jamie apparently had severe leukemia. Meanwhile, 10 Things I Hate About You is about Kat Stratford whose sister asked Kat out so that their father would also let her date. Patrick Verona, a boy at their school who was rumored to be doing illegal and mature things, agreed to be paid to date Kat. They started with disagreements especially when Kat has