were because they made the rules inside the walls of their compound that was protected by the male police and that had to be penetrated by Clive Owen in order to ultimately save them. So I realize that while we may not be able to immediately cease this kind of horrific depiction of female characters, the thing we as women can do is speak loudly to and for each other. Men can join in too, if they want, but we have to decide that our voices have the same weight as men's, so that when one of us raises our voices, we're not doing it alone, and we don't have to be drowned out by negative push back. KEEP WRITING. LOUDLY.