Women have always struggled in the industry to claim their position, thanks to the age old patriarchy. Women’s issues in Hollywood, right from pay disparity to sexual assault, have been rampant over the years.
While many have already come forward raising voices against it, actress Demi Moore recently shared her views on how media perception of women have changed from the 90’s.The highest-paid female star in the world during her time, here’s what Demi said about growth of women in Hollywood and the society.
Demi Moore Talks About Women’s Progress Through Media’s Lens
Demi Moore recently had an interview with Variety where she talked about her new blood-drenched horror film ‘The Substance‘. She answered various questions about various things right from her success to her downfall, and her different roles during the 90’s.
The actress was also asked about her views on the treatment of women by the media in the 90’s. To which ‘The Substance‘ actress replied, “What you just said means things have changed. There’s still work to be done, obviously, but the point is progress, not perfection.”
Moreover, she has also been open about her sexuality and conveyed it in both artistic ways and otherwise. Moore has faced heavy criticism for her topless scenes in movies, also having an impact on her salary.
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Always the one to embrace her body, Moore said: “One of the biggest misconceptions about me is that I loved my body. The reality is, so much of it was me calling in certain projects that would give me an opportunity to help me overcome insecurities about my body. It was the same with the Vanity Fair covers; it was not that I loved it — it was about trying to free myself from the space of enslavement that I had put myself in”.
Demi Moore Talks About Her Role In ‘The Substance’
‘The Substance‘ is a horror movie and Demi Moore definitely had fun while shooting it. However, she admitted that she didn’t know “how the movie was going to go“. She said, “It’s so out of the box. It could have either worked or been a disaster. To be completely transparent, body horror is not a genre I was extremely familiar with.”
Moore’s character Elisabeth Sparkle is an Oscar-winning actress who becomes a daytime fitness guru later in her life. As she grows old, her appeal decreases, so she takes a back alley drug that uses her DNA to create an improved, younger replica with strict rules.
Elisabeth must switch her identities into the old and young version of herself every seven days. This later creates various problems for the character, as the story takes darker turns.
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Moore has never been more electric onscreen than she has been in this film. Speaking about her role in the film, French writer and director Coralie Fargeat said, “The part needed to be embodied by an actress who was a symbol herself”.
She continued, “But I knew those kinds of actresses would be frightened by jumping into something that confronts them with their phobias. Demi was at a stage in her life where she confronted all the fears her character has and the violence and self-hatred it can bring on you. She has peacefully processed all that.”
