How do I summarize this movie into a short review.
I will start by saying that this movie is segregating it's targeted audience. The fact remains that you can't judge a group based on a few of the individuals, and this is what GTFO: Get the F&#% Out is doing.
Summed up in four points. 1. It's an important documentary about girls in the gaming industry and/or culture without even acknowledging the other side. As a documentary, it's flawed because of its one-sided approach. 2. As I said above, it's creating(intended or not)a gap between the genders, where women come out as victims and men their assailants. 3. There's a lack of consistency. For example it will imply that there's a lack of female attendants for different conventions, while simultaneously showing footage of groups of people where there is a rather high ratio of women. This is not 50/50 for each gender, but the female presence is higher in their footage than what their statements would suggest. 4. There is too much generalization. The harassment that's happening in chats, lobbies and through messages is depicted as to be done by every male in the world, when in reality it is not. The gaming culture is enormous, and as a result there will be people with bad intentions or lack of understanding.
I am grateful for the fact that Miranda Pakozdi referred to what went on during the Cross Assault stream as an isolated incident, giving the first impression that this harassment in topic is the work of several individuals(a large number of individuals) but not an entire gender.
This topic needs to be discussed more, but I would not recommend someone who doesn't know about this beforehand to watch this movie. It's prone to ignite more rage than understanding, and therefore I give it 3 out of 10 stars.
I will start by saying that this movie is segregating it's targeted audience. The fact remains that you can't judge a group based on a few of the individuals, and this is what GTFO: Get the F&#% Out is doing.
Summed up in four points. 1. It's an important documentary about girls in the gaming industry and/or culture without even acknowledging the other side. As a documentary, it's flawed because of its one-sided approach. 2. As I said above, it's creating(intended or not)a gap between the genders, where women come out as victims and men their assailants. 3. There's a lack of consistency. For example it will imply that there's a lack of female attendants for different conventions, while simultaneously showing footage of groups of people where there is a rather high ratio of women. This is not 50/50 for each gender, but the female presence is higher in their footage than what their statements would suggest. 4. There is too much generalization. The harassment that's happening in chats, lobbies and through messages is depicted as to be done by every male in the world, when in reality it is not. The gaming culture is enormous, and as a result there will be people with bad intentions or lack of understanding.
I am grateful for the fact that Miranda Pakozdi referred to what went on during the Cross Assault stream as an isolated incident, giving the first impression that this harassment in topic is the work of several individuals(a large number of individuals) but not an entire gender.
This topic needs to be discussed more, but I would not recommend someone who doesn't know about this beforehand to watch this movie. It's prone to ignite more rage than understanding, and therefore I give it 3 out of 10 stars.
