Receptivity is assessed based on the success of the films. According to Gilpatric (2010), heroine action films are still not as successful as male dominated action films as they produced much less revenue compared to the latter, indicating poor receptivity of heroine action films. Furthermore, subjugation, sexualization and the creation of the new stereotype of heroines indicate that the effectiveness of these heroine portrayals are minimal, and thus undermining their ability to effectively break away from patriarchal structures (Brown, 1996; Demiray,2012; Forte,1986; Gilpatric, 2010).
In conclusion, heroine action films may seemingly appear to portray female characters away from traditional portrayals. However, upon a more in depth analysis of these films, these heroines in fact still conform to stereotypes. Not only are they still conforming to conventional stereotypes such as being subjugated and sexualized, they now even conform to male stereotype. Therefore, female action characters in heroine action films may not seem to be liberated while remaining