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But if you’ve been paying attention to cinema and streaming in 2024 and beyond, you know that script has been torn up.
Quotes from anonymous industry surveys (2025):
: Early cinema used tropes like the aging woman refusing to "fade away" (e.g., Sunset Boulevard ) or the "evil witch-queen" to express cultural discomfort with female power and aging.