Comments on: The Bee Movie: a review http://membracid.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-bee-movie-a-review/ Entomology. Gardening. Ranting. Nerdery. Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:45:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Planet Earth, and taking a break from gender. « Gender Goggles http://membracid.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-bee-movie-a-review/#comment-19567 Planet Earth, and taking a break from gender. « Gender Goggles Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:12:17 +0000 http://membracid.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-bee-movie-a-review/#comment-19567 [...] it too. Except they don’t. Like in Bee Movie. So many people have said it better than I can: WORKER BEES ARE ALL FEMALE! ALWAYS! Less than one percent of the bees in a hive are male, and they don’t [...] [...] it too. Except they don’t. Like in Bee Movie. So many people have said it better than I can: WORKER BEES ARE ALL FEMALE! ALWAYS! Less than one percent of the bees in a hive are male, and they don’t [...]

]]> By: Bug Girl http://membracid.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-bee-movie-a-review/#comment-18265 Bug Girl Mon, 19 May 2008 13:48:06 +0000 http://membracid.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-bee-movie-a-review/#comment-18265 When the movie perpetuates sexist stereotypes, I will definitely call them on it. When the movie perpetuates sexist stereotypes, I will definitely call them on it.

]]> By: d http://membracid.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-bee-movie-a-review/#comment-18262 d Mon, 19 May 2008 06:24:53 +0000 http://membracid.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-bee-movie-a-review/#comment-18262 Are you seriously going to knock the realism of this movie? Did it escape your attention that they're DRIVING CARS?!?! Are you seriously going to knock the realism of this movie? Did it escape your attention that they’re DRIVING CARS?!?!

]]> By: skelliot http://membracid.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-bee-movie-a-review/#comment-17414 skelliot Thu, 14 Feb 2008 05:06:36 +0000 http://membracid.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-bee-movie-a-review/#comment-17414 The thing that i found the most frustrating was when it said "science says bees can’t fly". Other than that I managed to suspend my disbelief enough to enjoy the movie. It was a kids movie so I accepted many of the mistakes. Check out my blog on the bee movie http://skelliot.wordpress.com Cheers. The thing that i found the most frustrating was when it said “science says bees can’t fly”. Other than that I managed to suspend my disbelief enough to enjoy the movie. It was a kids movie so I accepted many of the mistakes.

Check out my blog on the bee movie

http://skelliot.wordpress.com

Cheers.

]]> By: Clan Apis « ideonexus http://membracid.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-bee-movie-a-review/#comment-17304 Clan Apis « ideonexus Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:03:30 +0000 http://membracid.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-bee-movie-a-review/#comment-17304 [...] the his decision not to anthropomorphize his bees’ physiology ensures Disney will never have anything to do with the story (that and its realism, Hosler’s worker bees are [...] [...] the his decision not to anthropomorphize his bees’ physiology ensures Disney will never have anything to do with the story (that and its realism, Hosler’s worker bees are [...]

]]> By: 74th Skeptic’s Circle & Other Likable Links « The Bad Idea Blog http://membracid.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-bee-movie-a-review/#comment-13258 74th Skeptic’s Circle & Other Likable Links « The Bad Idea Blog Thu, 22 Nov 2007 01:23:06 +0000 http://membracid.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-bee-movie-a-review/#comment-13258 [...] The Bug Girl lays into what I found to be a downright astonishingly awful mix of sexism and scientific ignorance spread by Jerry Seinfeld’s Bee Movie. [...] [...] The Bug Girl lays into what I found to be a downright astonishingly awful mix of sexism and scientific ignorance spread by Jerry Seinfeld’s Bee Movie. [...]

]]> By: Spider Joe http://membracid.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-bee-movie-a-review/#comment-12809 Spider Joe Sun, 18 Nov 2007 17:42:40 +0000 http://membracid.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-bee-movie-a-review/#comment-12809 Bee Movie was fun and entertaining, but it missed out on a huge opportunity to upend gender stereotypes. The worker bees should have been female, of course, AND the florist should have been male. Seinfeld should have played the florist and Zellweger the bee. Instead, the movie reinforces old stereotypes -- and not just gender stereotypes, but also race and even religious stereotypes (that Larry King Jew comment). I think the movie did a great job of helping people to appreciate bees, but I'd hesitate to show it to children and instill them with the stereotypes of yesteryear. Happy about the good word on bees, sad about the huge opportunity lost. Bee Movie was fun and entertaining, but it missed out on a huge opportunity to upend gender stereotypes. The worker bees should have been female, of course, AND the florist should have been male. Seinfeld should have played the florist and Zellweger the bee.

Instead, the movie reinforces old stereotypes — and not just gender stereotypes, but also race and even religious stereotypes (that Larry King Jew comment).

I think the movie did a great job of helping people to appreciate bees, but I’d hesitate to show it to children and instill them with the stereotypes of yesteryear. Happy about the good word on bees, sad about the huge opportunity lost.

]]> By: Bad http://membracid.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-bee-movie-a-review/#comment-11813 Bad Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:48:22 +0000 http://membracid.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-bee-movie-a-review/#comment-11813 "(I apologize to the 6 people in the theater with me, since at this point I barked out “WHAT?!” and audibly gnashed my teeth.)" Bless you. :) “(I apologize to the 6 people in the theater with me, since at this point I barked out “WHAT?!” and audibly gnashed my teeth.)”

Bless you. :)

]]> By: blueblue http://membracid.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-bee-movie-a-review/#comment-11659 blueblue Sat, 10 Nov 2007 13:34:02 +0000 http://membracid.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-bee-movie-a-review/#comment-11659 Loved your movie review...so funny... Loved your movie review…so funny…

]]> By: Beth http://membracid.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-bee-movie-a-review/#comment-11304 Beth Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:23:54 +0000 http://membracid.wordpress.com/2007/11/05/the-bee-movie-a-review/#comment-11304 Great review! As a (female) beekeeper I am just livid at this portrayal of a perfect female based society being changed to a male. I do believe in equality....so would find a 50/50 split ok - although in accurate. But why do all the boy bees have to be the 'Jocks'....hmmmm maybe bees are the perfect society because they are almost all females. (Sorry to my hubby! :-) ) Great review! As a (female) beekeeper I am just livid at this portrayal of a perfect female based society being changed to a male.
I do believe in equality….so would find a 50/50 split ok – although in accurate. But why do all the boy bees have to be the ‘Jocks’….hmmmm maybe bees are the perfect society because they are almost all females.

(Sorry to my hubby! :-) )

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