Gina Prince-Bythewood’s film about the Agojie, an all-female military unit who defended the west African kingdom of Dahomey, may herald a renaissance of the historical action genre
they are referred to as the fearsome “Dahomey Amazons”. The Agojie, an all-female military unit, traced their origins back to the mid-17th century and defended the Kingdom of Dahomey until the early 20th. The regiment was set up after Dahomey’s long-running wars with neighbouring states led to a paucity of eligible male fighters. The women that took their place were highly trained in ambush tactics, famous for their tolerance of pain and renowned for their “prodigious bravery”.
The movie, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, who proved her superhero-film credentials in Netflix’s “The Old Guard”, is gripping. Jénel Stevens has choreographed exciting battle scenes and Polly Morgan, the cinematographer, offers lush depictions of west African terrain. The film shares characteristics with other historical action yarns such as “Braveheart” and “Gladiator”.
Ms Schulman, who has produced films including “Crash”, disagreed with this assessment. “There’s all this lore about how diverse movies will not work internationally,” she says. “Our studies showed women are actually the majority marketplace” and women of colour, in particular, are keen cinema-goers. But old assumptions endured—until the release of “Black Panther” in 2018.
“In order to get funded, many production companies rely on familiar intellectual property such as comic books or bestseller novels that they believe will have a built-in audience,” explains Mattias Frey, of City, University of London. “This leads to a vicious circle where formulaic, familiar content simply gets recycled.” “The Woman King” has bucked that trend and, so far, audiences have embraced the novelty offered by the film.
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