Spoiler warning ahead for Shaft.
In the history of film at large, as well as the Shaft franchise in particular, female characters used to play a more submissive and supporting role to their male counterparts. But as times have changed, those characters have become more important and given more agency in the world of film, and as such the Shaft reboot has followed suit by giving two of the Shaft men effective, independent foils.
Those foiling influences come in the form of both Alexandra Shipps Sasha and Regina Halls Maya. That dynamic duo puts two generations of Shaft protagonists in their place, while also counseling and aiding their male scene partners. And during CinemaBlends rounds at the press day for Shaft, I got to hear from Shipp herself about just how amazing it was to be part of the process of bringing those women to the screen. She said:
We are tough, were tough as nails. I think thats whats so beautiful and what drew us to these characters was how tough and strong and powerful they were, you know? Its like, theyre not gonna take any shaft from Shaft. Shaft cant shaft them.
Previously, weve discussed how Maya was a force to be reckoned with in Shaft, as during our set visit we found out that Regina Halls character was basically John Shaft IIs Kryptonite. While past Shaft films may have seen the protagonist smooth talk his way out of trouble, Maya and John Shaft IIs relationship is much more level. In fact, its Mayas own choices that split the family apart, because shed rather be separated from the man she loves than let their son die in dangerous circumstances.
And even during the films course of events, theres the running thread of Samuel L. Jacksons second generation of Shaft possibly wanting to get revenge on the local crime lord that spurs this separation. Not because of some macho grudge, but because hes lost his wife and son to his life of danger and crime fighting.
But with Sasha and J.J., theres a different energy at work, and one thats not typical of a Shaft film. Sasha is a shoulder for J.J. to lean on while trying to solve the murder of their friend Karim. While J.J. naturally has a crush on his childhood friend, hes not the usual self-assured Shaft man that his father or his grandfather always have been.
On top of that, Alexandra Shipps character isnt some pushover wholl settle for J.J. merely becoming the next generation of Shaft. Shes taken a bit by his puppy dog sort of charm, and feels even more of an affinity for him as he comes into his own through action violence, but never is she any weaker for falling for him.
Neither scenario between these independent women and the Shaft family are taken for granted by the film. Penned by Black-ishs Kenya Barris and co-writer Alex Barnow, and directed by blockbuster filmmaker Tim Story; and they certainly arent forgotten by the talented women that play major roles in this film. Whats even better is that while Alexandra Shipp explained just how the female characters in Shaft are so badass, Regina Hall snuck in with some jokes to make the moment even better. Take a look at Alexandra and Reginas rapport below, in the clip from their interview.
While the future of Shaft as a franchise will have to be determined by how this weekends box office results treat the film, theres always room for thinking about the future. And if Regina Hall and Alexandra Shipp had their say, Maya and Sasha would get to raise some hell for themselves; complete with glitter grenades and machine guns at the ready. If thats not a reason to hope for an extended Shaft universe, then quite frankly, what is?
Shaft hits theaters in early showings this Thursday, and you can find more coverage of the films release throughout this week here at CinemaBlend. So keep it tuned here for further updates.
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That dynamic duo puts two generations of Shaft protagonists in their place, while also counseling and aiding their male scene partners. And during CinemaBlend's rounds at the press day for Shaft, I got to hear from Shipp herself about just how amazing it was to be part of the process of bringing those women to the screen. She said:
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