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Donkey Kong
Film · short · 4 min
Directed by Sarah Weinstein
When an arcade game enthusiast's anxiety makes it difficult for him to make friends, he realizes he may need to connect with people in a way he has never tried before...
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Donkey Kong was highlighted as one of the first examples of Nintendo's overuse* of the "Damsel in Distress" trope in the first episode of Anita Sarkeesian's series on the portrayal of women in video games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6p5AZp7r_Q
Very cool to see a parent help try to correct that for their kid as they introduce them to video games.
*changed wording for clarity