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Back in the 1970s, the world was very different than the one that we are currently living in. Racist stereotypes were often cheered and people were expected to behave a certain way due to the stereotypes surrounding them, but no one seemed to mind it.
Naturally, James Gunn decided to break the stereotypes and tropes of this one very iconic character in hisGuardians of the Galaxyfranchise, which the world thanked him for.
Mantis is a very different character in the comic books
The character made her first appearance in 1973 in an issue ofThe Avengerscomic book and from her first scene, she established herself as a seductress femme-fatale.
As the story developed further, it was revealed that Mantis was half Vietnamese and half German and was the daughter of Libra. The Kree believed that Mantis was a vessel for the creation of a Celestial Messiah and hence she was given the nickname Celestial Madonna.
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The character had the power of empathy with which she could change anyone’s emotions and feelings. However, what Mantis also had was the stereotypical martial arts training, the experience of a s*x worker and being somewhat of a submissive person against authority.
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Although this was the norm at that time for comic books to write, people realized now that the stereotypes were quite heavy. It was iconic director James Gunn, who decided to revamp the entire thing with hisGuardians of the Galaxyfranchise and give the world a Mantis that they hadn’t seen before.
James Gunn decided to give the world a new Mantis
In 2017, the world was introduced to Pom Klementieff as Mantis inJames Gunn’sGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.Although a helper to Ego, Mantis soon proved to be a valuable asset to the Guardians as she chose the good side in the end.
After the film. the character has become a fan-favorite as the bubbly alien who is innocent and childlike. A clip of Mantis jumping on a person dressed as Captain America.
Cute silly and bubbly Mantis »> Karate chopping racist stereotypepic.twitter.com/pxDwUeKEcx
Well, it has been said that James Gunnknows how to write female characters really welland the accusations that Gunn fell into a stereotypical mindset are totally wrong when you consider some of the iconic female superheroes that Gunn has adapted for the big screen.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2has been one of the well-received movies in the MCU, andPom Klementiefffound worldwide fame and acclaim for her portrayal as Mantis in the iconic cinematic universe.
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Released in 2017, the MCU film currently stands at a rating of 7.6/10 on IMDb and a whopping 85% on Rotten Tomatoes.Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2is available to stream on Disney+ in the U.S.
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
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