#GAReads | The tortured history of action-film heroines and their high heels. ('Jurassic World,' anyone?)

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"The tortured history of action-film heroines and their high heels. ('Jurassic World,' anyone?)":

Colin Trevorrow’s 2015 reboot, “Jurassic World,” bagged a huge box office haul but also sparked discussion about one very controversial wardrobe choice: the high heels worn by Bryce Dallas Howard’s character, Claire Dearing. Wide shots show her clicking and clacking as she’s chased by dinosaurs in a jungle.

Women wearing unreasonable shoes in action films is historically common. But something about the sight of Claire striding in pumps captured our attention. “Was it really necessary for ‘Jurassic World’ to resurrect gender stereotypes along with the dinosaurs?” wrote Jada Yuan of Vulture. Parodies ensued, including one that digitally put pumps on the dinosaurs in the original “Jurassic Park.”

Read April Wolfe's full article at The Washington Post here…