Wonder Women

Wonder why women in film are either under the age of twenty something or well over fifty? In between, there are hosts of female talents that go to waste or their plastic surgeons depending upon their budgets.  Men don't have this problem. They can keep on being Mr. Desirable and Foxy right up to their wattle years. Anyway, who in Hollywood sports wattles? Men hang on until they are in their eighties and their wrinklesseem to  become only girly bait. Apparently. In the movies, the older man is a retired spy or super cop or past hit man, thus the target for Miss Youthette who is all over him with her spiky hair, well placed tattoos and cleverly exposed body parts. And we are all convinced that Mr and Miss make the most romantic couple on earth as they cavort about the screen: tires screeching, guns blazing and  chase scenes up and down hallways and stairs at a run. Oh puleeze, Hollywood. What old guy over sixty-five can do what Mr Antique Hotness does on the silver screen? None that I know or have ever heard of. So why is it that a female over twenty-five and no fan of the knife, can find only character roles such as villainesses, British queens or crazy old bag ladies? Men well over that category including all of their wrinkles continue to draw the crowds simply because Hollywood says we should love them. Our brains need lifting, not our faces and rears! Enough! the older woman actor should shout, we are desirable just the way we are and you had better let the world see that we are. In fact our wrinkles are softer and prettier than those of elder males and like your ingenues we don't need training - been there, done that. Consider patina, consider fine wine, consider wisdom and taste born of experience not that applied by expensive professional coaches for the newbies. Here we are world! Bring it on Hollywood!