Some movies have a female lead, but seldom are there female support actors to go with them. They still appear painfully unlikely in the particular universe they are portraying. Both Leia and Jyn are good strong women, but would not have gotten far in their universe without happening to be in the right family. The same goes for most of the Disney princesses (and yes, some Disney princes).
Others have pointed out (in the Rogue 1 thread) the current trend towards stronger Disney princesses and more "girl-oriented" pictures. I cringe at the phrase "girl-oriented". The solution to generations of girls having no choice but to watch boy-dominated adventure movies is not to make a girl-oriented adventure ghetto, but to make "inclusive" movies. Movies that you don't even notice are nicely balanced male and female.
Yes, there may be a dozen Disney princesses, but that's a dozen strong (or not so strong) women out of thousands of Disney characters. Can you name an adventure movie, Disney or otherwise, in which half or more of the roles are females with as much character as the males? I can think of some chick flicks (given that derogatory name because they evidently only appeal to "chicks") but not any adventure or sci fi movies.
I don't watch that many movies myself, so if you can come up with a list for me, I'd be delighted.
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