Will G.I. Jane 2 Ever Happen?
Not only can G.I. Jane 2 still happen, the sequel to G.I. Jane would also fare much better today than the original movie did back in 1997. Chris Rock making fun of Jada Pinkett-Smith at the Oscars not only resulted in a slap from Will Smith, it also inadvertently rekindled interest in Ridley Scott's much-maligned feminist action movie. 1997's G.I. Jane was a passion project for Demi Moore, who, as part of her duties as producer, insisted on herself and the cast undergoing actual Navy SEAL training, causing some male actors to back out. Though G.I. Jane was largely lambasted, Moore's dedicated performance as Lieutenant Jordan O'Neil erased notions that Moore was nothing more than an auxiliary former member of the Brat Pack.
The epic plot of G.I. Jane speaks for itself.Jordan O'Neil becomes the first woman to ever pass the strenuous 37-week training course for U.S. Navy SEALs. Command Master Chief Jack Urgayle (Viggo Mortensen) puts O'Neil through hell - but only to give O'Neil, the sole female in the program, the opportunity to earn the other trainees' respect. Meanwhile, Senator Lillian DeHaven (Anne Bancroft), who gives O'Neil the window to get accepted into the program, later reveals that she was only using O'Neil as a political bargaining chip. Working with Navy officials, DeHaven accuses O'Neil of being a lesbian in an attempt to kick her out. Later, the trainees assist in extracting Army Rangers from combat, which only succeeds due to O'Neil's expertise as a topographical analyst and her leadership abilities.
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G.I. Jane crawled through the action movie mud so that the feminist messages in Black Widow, Wonder Woman, Kill Bill, Mad Max:
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