Reese Witherspoon And Jennifer Aniston Get Real About One Thing Action Movies Totally Get Wrong About Women

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Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston are leading figures in the entertainment industry. Both actresses are known for their successful romantic comedies and currently star together in the popular Apple TV+ series, *The Morning Show*, which has already been renewed for a fifth season before the fourth season even begins. However, they recently shared that action movies still often fall short when it comes to portraying realistic roles for women.

Reese Witherspoon highlighted a frustrating trend in action movies back in 2015 during her speech at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards: female characters often simply ask male characters what to do next. A TikTok video of her speech went viral, and fans quickly added examples from films like *Love Actually*, *Jumanji*, and *Erin Brockovich* to illustrate how common this trope is.

Well, the Walk the Line actress looked back on that viral moment when a fan asked The Morning Show cast on Glamour the one thing that keeps failing when writing female characters. The Oscar winner got more thorough about why a line like that is belittling towards women:

Have you ever found yourself in an emergency, like a car accident or a flooded home, and immediately looked to someone else for guidance?

Women are perfectly capable of surviving challenging situations. Beyond traditional roles as wives and mothers, they often successfully provide for their families and even become entrepreneurs.

Reese Witherspoon understands the importance of female-led stories, which is why she founded Hello Sunshine, a production company dedicated to creating content by and for women. This empowers women to take control of their narratives and confidently chart their own paths.

Jennifer Aniston’s fellow actresses from *The Morning Show* completely supported her approach to a recent question. She accurately responded as a man would in a survival scenario, demonstrating a clear understanding of the situation.

He’s turning to you and going ‘What do we do?’

You’re so right! I’ve always felt like the idea of men always leading the action and women playing second fiddle is so old-fashioned. It probably started because of how action movies used to be made, with men as the heroes and women as supporting characters. Thankfully, things are changing! I loved seeing movies like *Gravity* and *The Hunger Games* where the women were clearly in charge and the men helped them out. But we still need more action movies with strong female leads, honestly. If you’re interested, you can check out the cast of *The Morning Show* talking to Glamour here:

Although it’s not an action-packed show, *The Morning Show* is a drama-comedy on Apple TV+ that focuses on the lives of women working in television news. It realistically portrays the challenges women face at work, such as sexual harassment, age discrimination, and gender inequality. Importantly, the show is created by and features the perspectives of women, both in front of and behind the camera, thanks to showrunners Kerry Ehrin and Charlotte Stoudt, and production companies like Hello Sunshine, ensuring women’s voices are central to the storytelling.

Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston have noticed a double standard: men often receive support from women more easily than women get support from men. Their show, *The Morning Show*, highlights how women’s instincts, resilience, and ability to lead are crucial when facing difficult situations. New episodes of Season 4 are released every Wednesday on Apple TV+.

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2025-09-25 01:38