Senior Thesis Idea

1: Name your topic
Buddy Movie for all Genders (i hate this title, but it'll have to do for now)

Step 2: Add a question
-Will women and men ever truly be equal if the idea of "equality" is constantly being raised and questioned?
-Why is it still an issue after all the advances in the US throughout the past few decades?
-Can men and women, under the most stressful of circumstances, ever be just friends? (an inherent reality to true equality, I believe)

Step 3: Motivate your question

As a film major, as a film enthusiast, I've seen numerous male-male buddy movies (Saving Private Ryan, the Lethal Weapon series, etc.) and a few female-female buddy movies (Thelma & Louise, Charlies Angels, etc.). But I've never seen a good female-male buddy movie. Obviously, it's very unlikely for men and women to have truly platonic relationships in any day and age. But I've seen a growing trend of opposing sex friendships that are just that...friendships. No secret agendas, no hidden desires.

There are many out there who would disagree with me, saying that no male-female relationship is ever truly devoid of sexual feelings. I respond that some would argue that no same sex relationship is devoid of sexual feelings. It's all a matter of perspective. I believe that it is possible for a male-female, male-male or female-female relationship to exist without sexual tension. It's called friendship and it's overlooked in our sex-obsessed and homosexual-hypersensitive culture and society.

So here is the project idea:

-A short film (10-20 minutes), about a male-female friendship.
-To emphasize the point that this is possible under any circumstances, and to juxtapose it with a society that does not allow this kind of relationship, I want to place to story in the Middle East or any other gender oppressive third world nation. There are plenty around the world for me to pick from.
-The main two characters would be United States Marines / Soldiers (the specifics to be worked out later on after some research). OR they might be soldiers of a different nation to show that it is possible, but the culture&society in the US does not support it / believe in it.
-It would follow them through relaxation, combat, then back to relaxation.
-the most important aspect of the film is that THEY WOULD NEVER BRING UP THE QUESTION OF EQUALITY. They would never address it in any way.

The point of this film, the message, is that true equality exists when you don't have to talk about it anymore. It just is.