Atticus Gatsby
The Hobbit is pretty great. But was anybody else a bit uncomfortable with the fact that there's only one named female character in the film (and none in the book, I think) and that she's written in a way that makes her main character trait 'being super beautiful'?
I know the film is based on a book that was written when there was no concern about women's representation in popular culture, so maybe that excuses the film? I don't know. It made me uncomfortable.
Otherwise, it's an excellent film, I think.
As a woman myself, I didn't feel uncomfortable at all. It's just the type of story. The characters are (speaking mainly of the dwarves) meant to be a bit burly and male. When you look at culture throughout many time periods you see the men being the ones going off to war, fighting the enemy, and generally in the "dangerous" roles. That's not to say that women can't be in those roles, but men seem to be the first choice and fit better in these role for a book/movie. Sometimes a story is better if the characters are mainly male, sometimes vice versa. It just depends on the story.
This is just how I see it, you all may see it a little different.