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Is gender equality becoming more paramount in todays film industry? 

Male roles in the past were exceedingly dominant ones compared to todays films that are produced. However, we still are presented the stereotypical 'damsel in distress' female role in many films still in our present day. 

Here is a listing of some films which show the lead characters dominant gender representation: 

Lead Characters: 

21 Jump Street – 2 Males

Argo – Male

Battleship – Male

Brave – Female

Cabin in the Woods – Male

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – Male

Hunger Games – Female

Ice Age Continental Drift – Male

John Carter – Male

Lawless – 3 Males

Life of Pi – Male

Lockout – Male

Looper – Male

Madagascar 3 – Male

Magic Mike – Male

Men in Black 3 – Male

Project X – Male

Skyfall – Male

Snow White and the Huntsman – Female

Taken 2 – Male

Ted – Male

The Amazing Spider Man – Male

The Avengers – Male

The Bourne Legacy – Male

The Dark Knight Rises – Male

The Dictator  – Male

The Expendables 2 – Male

The Hobbit – Male

The Woman in Black – Male

Twilight Breaking Dawn 2 – Female

As you can notice, males dominate lead roles from a huge range of films from the 2000's.