It is providential irony that “Cabrini” was released on International Women’s Day, due to the unexpected success of “Sound of Freedom,” which pushed it from its original scheduled release in November.
It is also noteworthy in following a year with a string of disastrous big studio failures which astute reviewers attribute to the beaten-to-death trope of “strong female character” flops—“The Marvels”, “She Hulk”, “Echo” and “Madame Web” to name only a few.
These movies featured female leads which were supposed to create more superhero and sci-fi fans among women, as well as enlighten the male troglodytes who are the primary fans for such pictures. Except for providing some wish-fulfillment fantasies for the new breed of woke writers who produced this drivel, these movies served to alienate the male audience. Nor did they attract any female audiences, who don’t have a desire to see a female character with all the traits which would be labeled “toxic masculinity” if the characters were male.
In Cabrini we are introduced to what a strong female character actually is: a frail little woman who awakens from a night of coughing and wheezing, puts on her habit, which the lovely former prostitute in a later scene describes as Cabrini’s “suit of armor”, and readies herself to face the crosses of the day.
I liked Cabrini’s reply of “Men can never do what we do” because it was in response to the mayor telling her she should’ve been a man. Obviously, this didn’t necessarily happen. However, I like that response because I think it is in reference to a women’s nature that tends to be more sensitive to the vulnerable. Not to be mean, but men appear to be less concerned with sharing their resources with those outside their families as often as women are. I would suspect many men are generally motivated to do so mostly by their wives. So truthfully, what Cabrini did was the work of a woman’s heart that the Lord gave her and gives to all women. This is not a criticism to men, women and men are wired differently and naturally each will be good at achieving different (sometimes the same) things in different ways.
It is providential irony that “Cabrini” was released on International Women’s Day, due to the unexpected success of “Sound of Freedom,” which pushed it from its original scheduled release in November.
It is also noteworthy in following a year with a string of disastrous big studio failures which astute reviewers attribute to the beaten-to-death trope of “strong female character” flops—“The Marvels”, “She Hulk”, “Echo” and “Madame Web” to name only a few.
These movies featured female leads which were supposed to create more superhero and sci-fi fans among women, as well as enlighten the male troglodytes who are the primary fans for such pictures. Except for providing some wish-fulfillment fantasies for the new breed of woke writers who produced this drivel, these movies served to alienate the male audience. Nor did they attract any female audiences, who don’t have a desire to see a female character with all the traits which would be labeled “toxic masculinity” if the characters were male.
In Cabrini we are introduced to what a strong female character actually is: a frail little woman who awakens from a night of coughing and wheezing, puts on her habit, which the lovely former prostitute in a later scene describes as Cabrini’s “suit of armor”, and readies herself to face the crosses of the day.
A beautiful, timely gem of a picture.
I liked Cabrini’s reply of “Men can never do what we do” because it was in response to the mayor telling her she should’ve been a man. Obviously, this didn’t necessarily happen. However, I like that response because I think it is in reference to a women’s nature that tends to be more sensitive to the vulnerable. Not to be mean, but men appear to be less concerned with sharing their resources with those outside their families as often as women are. I would suspect many men are generally motivated to do so mostly by their wives. So truthfully, what Cabrini did was the work of a woman’s heart that the Lord gave her and gives to all women. This is not a criticism to men, women and men are wired differently and naturally each will be good at achieving different (sometimes the same) things in different ways.