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Aliens Expanded

It can be racial erasure because a Latinawas not cast as Vasquez, but it's also racial...

It can be racial erasure because a Latina
was not cast as Vasquez, but it's also racial empowerment
at the same time because of how this character
was foregrounded and respected and honored
in the Aliens franchise

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It can be racial erasure because a Latina was not cast as Vasquez,
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but it's also racial empowerment at the same time
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because of how this character was foregrounded
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and respected and honored in the Aliens franchise.
Duration
21 seconds
Views
49
Timestamp in Movie
01:34:22
Uploaded
Apr 03, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
CreatorVC

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Movie Summary

An in-depth and innovative documentary that explores the story behind James Cameron's beloved sci-fi epic Aliens (1986) and its incredible impact.
As Vasquez, I have Latina women who've been in the military come up to me, - Aliens Expanded 00:12
As Vasquez, I have Latina women who've been in the mili...
I have gay black men come up to me and say, - Aliens Expanded 00:21
I have gay black men come up to me and say,
I distinctly recall after I'd first seen it, - Aliens Expanded 00:15
I distinctly recall after I'd first seen it,
{\an8}The favorite line of hers is not a line I created. - Aliens Expanded 00:05
{\an8}The favorite line of hers is not a line I created.
-Have you ever been mistaken for a man? -No. - Aliens Expanded 00:09
-Have you ever been mistaken for a man? -No.
And I went, "I'm writing that down, I'm using that." - Aliens Expanded 00:06
And I went, "I'm writing that down, I'm using...
You absorb from the human condition around you. - Aliens Expanded 00:06
You absorb from the human condition around you.
You're just too bad. - Aliens Expanded 00:07
You're just too bad.
{\an8}He wanted to get away from the tropes at the time, - Aliens Expanded 00:16
{\an8}He wanted to get away from the tropes at the time,
I don't think of Aliens as a feminist film. - Aliens Expanded 00:05
I don't think of Aliens as a feminist film.
I think Aliens is a great, powerful story about the human condition - Aliens Expanded 00:12
I think Aliens is a great, powerful story about the human co...
I'm trying to figure out what we're dealing with here. - Aliens Expanded 00:06
I'm trying to figure out what we're dealing with h...
Ripley is like the single mom struggling to keep her sanity, - Aliens Expanded 00:11
Ripley is like the single mom struggling to keep her sanity,
And not only does she do that, but she bests all the people around her, - Aliens Expanded 00:22
And not only does she do that, but she bests all the people ...
{\an8}Sigourney herself is such a strong woman - Aliens Expanded 00:11
{\an8}Sigourney herself is such a strong woman
That gave this film an extra bit of sort of feminine and feminist. - Aliens Expanded 00:08
That gave this film an extra bit of sort of feminine and fem...
And when you look at Sigourney's character, - Aliens Expanded 00:24
And when you look at Sigourney's character,
Easy. - Aliens Expanded 00:16
Easy.
And yes, if that's your definition of feminism, certainly. - Aliens Expanded 00:07
And yes, if that's your definition of feminism, certain...
What I loved about the films is to me, - Aliens Expanded 00:10
What I loved about the films is to me,