Review of The Red Pill (2016) by John C — 23 Jun 2017

While this documentary is well shot and well edited, the content leaves something to be desired. Not only does it contain completely one-sided interviews but it ignores the plight that women deal with, regarding issues of equal pay and opportunity.

It's mentioned in the film that men keep up the lion's share of manual labor across the globe, from coal mining to firefighting. While this is true, is what they're saying just an excuse to blame women for not having the body strength to accomplish these tasks? Or are these men bitter that they need to work longer and physically harder because they are biologically disposed to do so, and women not? So the argument that equality for women necessitates the same treatment and work as men is flawed and I feel that this documentary is flawed in that it ignores an entire side of the conversation.

Just because a woman directs and narrates it should not neccesarily imply that it is unbiased or unbalanced. The narrator/director does a fantastic job with the filming, however this conversation is not one sided at all and by casting this as a man vs woman story, she is doing nobody any favors.

One star for the content and the overall success of the film as continuing a conversation. Well, it got me talking so maybe one star is too low...