How many female protagonists are funny and quirky and cool and smart like Ellen Page's Juno (in the movie of the same title)? Hey, what d'you know... you can barely count them on one hand.
I'm done with the beautiful and the vacuous. It was fun for a while with The O.C.. Mischa Barton does, after all, have a very solid place in the world. But let's face it; even her beautiful and troubled character was superseded by Rachel Bilson's sassy and peppy Summer by the third season.
Cool guy leads on the other hand... different ball game completely. There's Zach Braff's Dorian in Scrubs, Johnny Depp in pretty much all his appearances (I'd even have to say in Pirates), Ari… hell most of the male characters in Entourage, even the Wilson brothers... pre and post breakdown. Then we have: Christian Slater, Val Kilmer, Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger (Brokeback Mountain), Tobey Maguire (Water Boys), John Cusack in most things he does... except that really terrible chick flick - Must Love Dogs, River Phoenix, Ralph Fiennes, to name a few.
How many cool female leads are there?
Winona Ryder - Heathers, Edward Scissorhands, Mermaids, Reality Bites
Franka Potente - Run Lola Run
Rachel Weisz - The Constant Gardener
Is that it?
Anyway, Ellen Page has struck a chord – she’s great.
Diablo Cody should be commended for creating such a strong lead for girls to aspire to!
Michael Cera BTW is adorable in this movie too!
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