Research into films with dominant female leads

Burlesque: Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera plays the role of Ali rose and she is a very independent woman. The film revolve around Ali becoming a burlesque dancer and trying to make a name for herself.

This is relevant to our piece because Zell is a dominant female role and they share similar traits. They are both very opinionated, they always argue with people and they never give up.

Kick-Ass: Chloe Grace Moretz

Although Chloe was a lot younger when playing the role of Hit-girl and she is much younger than Zell, they are still both very similar.

Hit-girl is an assassin and she is very deadly. Zell is a criminal so they both have a rebellious side. They are both very ruthless and get what they want.

The Avengers: Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson is also an assassin except this time its for the secret service rather than being a rogue. However she is still very violent and quite stubborn, which is much a like Zell.

The difference that Zell has to these all of these characters so far is that she is clumsy and blames other people. Assassins are very accurate and hardly ever make mistakes, but when they do they take responsibility.

Divergent: Shailene Woodley

 Personally I think that Shailene Woodley who plays Tris is the most like Zell. She is the around the same age as Zell and is very similar in terms of their personality.

Both Tris and Zell are old cards and are very unpredictable. They also love to prove a point and will never stop arguing until they feel they have won.

What really interests me about dominant female characters is their ability to stand their ground even when surrounded by men. They are warriors and are fearless. All of these characters subvert from the stereotype of a woman because they are extremely independent or in other words lone wolves. This is why I feel that a leading female character would work for our piece.

From Haydon's blog