By and large, non-sexual violence is about getting the job done with, perhaps, varying degrees of intensity and viciousness. Lindy West noted that the specificity of rape and the way it is discussed in society places it in different territory from other kinds of violence.
#NIGHT BITCH KICK ASS 2 MOVIE#
Watching that scene, I guess I was supposed to laugh at an awkward dude's impotence and think, "Phew, that's a relief! He's not going to rape her-because he can't!" Instead, I was hyper-aware that the scene played out like any cheap sexual assault in a thriller or horror movie (the stair chase, the clothes-grabbing), and that it tried to laugh away a jarring topic with a shrug and gag akin to a fart joke.Īs several writers and comics have discussed, rape can be clever and funny depending on the crux of the joke. Still, the moment doesn't earn its laughs or justify its inclusion in the film. A rape scene would, arguably, have indicated that he truly is capable of committing a violent act, rather than paying others to do it.
Everything about him, from his oedipal name to his BDSM-inspired get-up, shows that he's more of a wannabe villain than a hardened criminal. I get the significance, character-wise, of the Mother Fucker's rape attempt. However, just as the Mother Fucker is about to go through with it, he loses his erection and isn't able to pump himself back up. He breaks in, has a henchman hold her down, and starts to undress. After storming the heroes' headquarters, the Mother Fucker learns Night-Bitch's civilian identity and home address. What's interesting is that the writers deemed some events too disturbing to adapt from the original comic book, including a rape scene between "The Mother Fucker," the film's awkward villain, and "Night-Bitch," a civilian hero and Kick-Ass's girlfriend.
It's no secret that Kick-Ass 2, the sequel to 2010's dark superhero action comedy, is unabashedly crude, offensive, sometimes funny, and gleefully violent.
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