How Hit Girl Became Hero Of The Year
The character never should have worked at all. Sure, in a comic book you can have children murdering people in cold blood and dropping c-bombs, but, you know, the movies aren’t like ‘Nam; there are rules.
Clearly director Matthew Vaughn knew he had a major challenge in front of him when he chose to adapt Kick-Ass, and present the character of Hit Girl exactly as she was in the comic: an 11-year-old killing machine.
With a few exceptions (notably Roger Ebert and CB’s own Josh Tyler), critics have embraced this pint-size dose of mayhem as a heroine, and even a feminist icon.
So how did he do it? Taking the film step by step, and pretty much ignoring all the Kick-Ass parts (he matters less in the movie than you think), you can see exactly how it happened. Behold: The Evolution of Hit Girl, A Terrorizing Hero. Continue reading ›
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