***THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS***
Beautiful Creatures (2013), while perhaps better written than, oh, say Twilight,
may be shelved next to other movies (specifically teen orientated) that use sexist story-lines
about women, reinforcing particularly the theme of women’s inherent evilness. I will probably express in too many words my disappointment in watching this film, but I’ll try my best to keep it brief (head’s up, I fail).
The entire premise of this movie centers around Lena Duchannes’ sixteenth birthday, at which time
her “caster” (i.e. witch) powers will be “claimed” for good or evil.
Let me just pull over the plot car here for a moment, because this is where the sexism starts.
The Miserables 