You know, I saw Iron Man 2, but I don't remember much of it. It's a pretty forgettable movie. (Of course, my lack of remembering most it may have something to do with the fact that my husband was in Iraq at the time. :P)
The Avengers, other than only having a couple of female characters to work with, was remarkably even in how it handled all of the characters and their screen time. I think it was for the most part appropriate to the characters and to their part in the story and served the story well. And that includes the gratuitous (or absolutely necessary, depending on your POV) butt shots.
As one of the articles you originally linked to mentioned, the comments accusing Black Widow/Natasha of being nothing but eye candy, etc., say a lot more about the commenter than about either the character or the film as a whole. And not very good things about the commenter, at that.
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The Avengers, other than only having a couple of female characters to work with, was remarkably even in how it handled all of the characters and their screen time. I think it was for the most part appropriate to the characters and to their part in the story and served the story well. And that includes the gratuitous (or absolutely necessary, depending on your POV) butt shots.
As one of the articles you originally linked to mentioned, the comments accusing Black Widow/Natasha of being nothing but eye candy, etc., say a lot more about the commenter than about either the character or the film as a whole. And not very good things about the commenter, at that.