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Masters of the Universe director Travis Knight shares that the film explores what masculinity is:
In the 80s the mantra was, "Real men don't cry. Boys don't cry. If you express any kind of vulnerability, you must immediately punch a fence post to establish equilibrium.
It was a really interesting way for us to explore these things that are happening in our culture, for us to compare and contrast what that stuff meant in the '80s versus what that means now."
He went on to note He-Man's character from the original cartoon:
"He was talking about kindness. He was talking about friendship and compassion. He was somebody who cared. And he was essentially like a bronzed empathy coach in furry underpants.
It was unique. It was different. And certainly for a kid like me — I was a sensitive kid. I was an artist. I was kind of a weird guy, you might say, and I made friends slowly when I made them at all…. I was comfortable with my own company, and I had deep thoughts and deep feelings, but I had a hard time making those types of deep connections easily with others.
And so that very notion that strength and sensitivity could commingle, it was seismic. It was like discovering you could own both a tank and a diary."
Do you think this captures the core of He-Man?
