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Abramowitz (2010) describes this phenomenon:
But she is considered by many in the business to be more of an outlier, an exception to the rule as a woman who's made her name largely directing men in action films such as "Point Break" and "Strange Days."
Most female directors have risen to power by directing (and often writing) films that appeal to women, whether or not that's their natural inclination.
In other words -- to be somewhat reductionist, but not necessarily therefore inaccurate -- Bigelow was recognized as a women director because she acted like a man and created a film that validated male experiences.
American culture is both sexist and androcentric. The male perspective is considered -- by both women and men -- to be normal, correct, proper. It does not seem in any way peculiar to us that women should want to see a movie about war, because we have been conditioned all of our lives to consider war to be a "worthy" topic to be celebrated. As a counterpoint...
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