OPINION: What Harrison Ford, Sylvester Stallone's enduring popularity tell us about men in 2023
Harrison Ford and the cast of "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny" took questions at a press conference in Cannes, France, where one reporter called Ford "still very hot" and he jokingly answered her compliment.Forget that toxic masculinity nonsense. Hollywood is still dominated by aging men of action. They define being a man in ways that pop culture no longer approves of – wooing women and killing bad guys.
WebMD has a page devoted to"What Is Toxic Masculinity" that includes eight different signs, many quite familiar to our heroes. They include: risk-taking,""stoicism" and"violence." Now, random violence or domestic violence don’t deserve defense. Still, violence itself is an essential trait. Ask any action star or the many millions of men and women who have served or are serving in our military.
I know, I know. Movies are full of heroes –"Avengers,""Guardians of the Galaxy,""Star Wars," etc. Those are mostly good movies, but those stars are still normal sized, not larger than life. And, to make matters worse, they have become increasingly woke. Rocky was so beloved that we cheered him fighting the Russian villain Ivan Drago right at the height of the Cold War. Then watched as he turned that victory into a uniting force, wearing an American flag after the fight and telling the Soviet audience that two men killing each other in the ring was better than"20 million."In addition to the Planet Hollywood collaboration, Arnold, Bruce and Sylvester starred in"The Expendables" together.
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