Which of Megan Fox's movies and TV shows are really worth watching?
During a regular brainstorming session for one of the country's largest broadcast stations, I was seated at a table across some of the best screenwriters in the industry. We were asked to discern what makes Hollywood blockbuster films amass high viewership. There was a spectrum of answers but the lead writer was hinting at a thought that I never deeply regarded when watching popular films: those who are cast are usually overly gorgeous actors and actresses.
Hollywood, of course, is no stranger to casting stunning actors in films. Having characters played by good-looking actors and actresses are not the problem, but more so how they're objectified in the films they appear in.
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The case is true for most popular films including those Megan Fox has appeared in. However, not every role that she's played is entirely problematic, some even lauded as "too ahead of its time".
1. Transformers
The actress skyrocketed to fame when she appeared on screen as the unforgettable Mikaela Banes in Transformers. Fox's chemistry with Shia Labeouf was through the roof in the first film. However iconic her role was in this movie, many question the way Fox was portrayed with scenes where her body is often flaunted in unnecessary angles, feeding the male gaze. The car scene in Transformers and the motorcycle scene in Transformers 2 are perfect examples of this.
"There's nothing wrong with being sexy, it's just the problem that that part was so loud that it muted out the rest of who I was," Fox shared in an interview with Entertainment Tonight.
