I sort of did the same thing, despite now feeling like I should've known better. It forced me to think "if I can turn my brain off for media, in what other areas am I just passively accepting liberal feminist perspectives before being led into a similarly jarring conclusion?"

yeah, it really makes you consider the way you view the world, because even on rewatches i find myself cheering for some of that stuff. it's a very appealing narrative, and it's important to rethink how we view it going forward

I guess that's just a drawn out way of describing catharsis, but...

i think i get what you mean