Leslie Jones and the Internet

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Can the world give Leslie Jones a break? The woman has been berated on Twitter for her role in “Ghostbusters”, bashed on the red carpet, and now, her website has been hacked. She’s been degraded since her received role in the  new “Ghostbusters” movie wherein she plays a subway ticket seller as to where the other women are portrayed as scientists.

Personally, I liked Jones’ role in “Ghostbusters”  because her character has a major point: she knows the city. She knows how to get places easily and quickly. Street smarts are her strongest suit to which she heavily uses. Plus, most people seem to forget that Ernie Hudson’s character in the original “Ghostbusters” was just an average Joe who wanted a job. Ernie wasn’t a scientist and neither was Leslie. Sure, the other women knew about their fields and how to get to places, but Jones knew how to fulfill that duty in a quicker fashion which aided them in their ghostbusting. Could they have also made her a scientist? Yes and she still would have been an intelligent woman, but maybe street smarts wouldn’t have been her best trait.

Celebrities are standing with Jones from her brutal cyber attack and for good reason. There was no reason for the woman to deserve such harsh treatment. No one knows if this will be the last strike against Jones, but the woman stands strong – even calling out Twitter for its policies and the users who bashed her based on gender, race, and “Ghostbusters” role.

Here’s hoping Jones won’t face anymore cruel attacks and will be able to live her life in peace. When she will resurface online, no one knows, but she’s a powerful woman who has allowed nothing to stop her from doing anything thus far.

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Ghostbusters 3: We're Ready to Believe

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Since “Ghostbusters 2”, audiences everywhere have been itching for a sequel. Some imagined that the original cast would rise up once more to eliminate any lethal, supernatural events. However, over the years the original troupe went their separate ways, never discussing the idea and when approached about it, would consider it as a rumor. Dan Aykroyd (Ray Stanz) always held hope for a third Ghostbusters movie as the years rolled on and was in the process of gathering the original cast together. With Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson ready for another ghostbusting adventure, Bill Murray wanted nothing to do with it because of the crazy, bizarre plot.

In Aykroyd’s original Ghostbusters 3 plot, Peter Venkman (Bill Murray) was going to appear as a ghost haunting Ray Stanz, Egon Spengler (Harold Ramis), and Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson). Another plot Aykroyd imagined was the Ghosbusters traveling to an alternate dimension (a Hellish Manhattan called Manhellton) and fighting off demons. It was going to be titled “Ghostbusters 3: Hellbent” and it sounded wonderful. Yet Aykroyd’s plans fell apart with the passing of Harold Ramis and Murray refusing to sign on for the third movie.

Instead Aykroyd was joined by Paul Frieg (director of “Bridesmaids”) and Katie Dippold. Together, they transformed Aykroyd’s plot into a reboot of the original movie with an all female cast. Our leading ladies are Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones. They will be taking on the female versions of Stanz, Venkman, Spengler, and Zeddemore. The movie already has a set date for July 22,2016.

Personally, I love an all female cast that works well together and shows the strength of women. Together with the remaining original Ghostbusters returning for the third film, it’ll be interesting to see. The only women we’ve ever known in the Ghostbusters franchise were Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver) and Janine Melnitz (Annie Potts). We’ll now have the opportunity to see more women in a popular movie series.

Honestly, I think it would be interesting if the new women of “Ghostbusters” were a part of an alternate universe and the original crew stumbled upon them. They would discover this different dimension by finding notes for it in Spengler’s old studies or in another fashion. The two teams would hate each other at first, but band together and take down demons and Satan who would try to use Manhattan as his base while trying to conquer the world. During their time in this Hellish environment they could face off against a zombiefied Staypuft Marshmallow Man and possibly endure the wrath of Vigo, the Scourge of Carpathia.That way we would get to see the best of both worlds: the original Ghostbusters and the new, rebooted Ghostbusters with women.

I’m curious to see how this reboot will be done. After all it could be a flop (like some original movies being rebooted by Hollywood) or it could be a success because of the franchise’s popularity. It wouldn’t surprise me if people enjoyed this new Ghostbusters because it’s such an iconic movie and it’s extremely nostalgic. With Frieg wanting to update the technology, times, and monsters, we can only wait to see what July 22^nd, 2016 will have in store for us.

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