8. Every Single Dinosaur (Jurassic Park)
Oh yeah. I went there. Okay. So this point's title is a bit misleading, because as we all know, in the first Jurassic Park, some of the dinosaurs "found a way" to reproduce. But we can say with fair certainty that most of the dinosaurs in the movie are girls, and girls whose primary purpose is awe and terror. Furthermore, it is interesting think about how some of them had to become males to begin relationships, which I think turns the romance convention on its head. Regardless, Jurassic Park is filled with very interesting female dinosaur characters. Whether they're plucking lawyers off toilets, sneezing on kids, or searching relentlessly for protagonists throughout compounds (even surprising the resident Great White Hunter Robert Muldoon), this movie really shows how females of any species can carry a movie and not be in a wedding or one-night stand by the end of it. Sure, you think, everyone likes dinosaurs and would have watched this movie no matter what, but I think part of what has made Jurassic Park hold up and stand out so well isn't just the special effects, isn't just the hilarious awesomeness of every single line, but because of the underlying themes as well. The dinosaurs have the freedom to go beyond the human female characters, who pretty much fall into expected family roles by the end, as they do in many thrillers. I don't think a female character has to be a gigantic carnivorous dinosaur who gets napalmed off-screen at the end to command respect, but still. Great movie. Clever girl(s)...