In my view, art/film is supposed to reflect life and what people think SHOULD be. In the 'old days', it was accepted as a given that 'the masculine' and 'the feminine' were complementary roles and thus the more a character embodied the strength of a particular role , the more they had to carry the burden of that role. Each came with strengths and weaknesses and a good drama contrasted the best vs the worst of these trade-offs as well as the value and need for each to cover their particular 'zone'
