In a series of interviews Kiera revealed her reason for not playing a modern female character.
Knightley is has done a bunch of strong and famous female characters in Atonement, the dutchess , Anna Karenina and her forever amazing Oscar nominated Pride & Prejudice. Her opulent period roles are not only beautifully executed but are appreciated by the audience. She not only has a strong character on camera but off camera even.
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The 32 year old in an interview revealed the disturbing reason why she tends not to take up a modern day character as almost always the character is portrayed “Raped”. The Portrayal of female characters are now questionable.
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The rise of online streamings like Netflix and Amazon means the portrayal of female characters have gotten bolder and stronger she explains.
“I always find something distasteful in the way women are portrayed, whereas I’ve always found very inspiring characters offered to me in historical pieces.”- Knightley
She acknowledged the fact that characters of females onscreen are changing but the change is slow. She admits that she started to get scripts where the female characters are not a loving wife or girlfriend if not raped which is disturbing as the media is sending subliminal messages to the viewers who will be internalizing this subordinate or flawed female characters.
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Solution??
Well the solution is simple we need more female script writers, producers and directors who can come up with a more better and stronger female depiction.
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