You know what has always really bothered me?
I have not yet seen a movie, where thereâs a tall girl (taller than the boys of said movie) who is not portrayed as weird. I have never seen a movie, where tall girls are around and small guys without it being a big joke or them being weirdos. And it bugs me!
Take Iron Man for instance. Here we have Pepper and Tony:
Iron Man is clearly portrayed taller than Pepper... however, if you look at the actorâs real height:
NB: Sorry for the Danish, âhĂžjdeâ means height
Gwenyth Paltrow is taller than RDJ (yes, only a centimeter, but it still matters)
Why does this bother me?! Because we donât see this is the movie! We never see girls being taller than their boyfriends, we never see a small guy or a tall girl in movies being normal people... which we are. And yes, on average men are taller than women... but that doesnât mean that the media should force it down peopleâs throats, that every relationship in a movie is between a guy who is taller than the girl, that a tall girl is weird or that a small guy is weak, because THAT IS NOT THE TRUTH!
We have come so far in showing diversity; people of color, gay people, fat people, thin people etc...
But we donât show height. A small guy can be a hero, a tall girl can be cute!
And guess what? You donât get to choose how tall you are! You canât change it! As a tall girl myself, I have often felt âtoo bigâ or âwrongâ because Iâm taller than all the boys (actors as well) and âI will never find a boyfriend, who is taller than meâ. Well now Iâve realized that it doesnât matter, and so should the movie industry! The thing that gets manipulated with the most in movies are probably height! Because it seems that itâs taboo, if a girl is taller than a boy!
Wake up! In the real world, tall girls are normal and small guys are as well.
Dear Movie industry; please donât make all guys seem taller than girls, if they arenât in real life, because you are sending a message, about how tall one should be, and that is not something anyone can control. You have come so far in showing different people as main characters... Now please, show us the real height of the actors playing them. Show us the diversity in height! Show us that girls can be taller than boys and still be normal!