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https://bit.ly/3KxVuo7 https://bit.ly/3KpJTaC https://bit.ly/3A70rPO https://bit.ly/3AbYtgQ https://bit.ly/3FG2I5s https://bit.ly/3nC7bjA https://bit.ly/3nxzKP6 https://bit.ly/3tDWQaQ https://bit.ly/3Iap2pu https://bit.ly/33IU1u0 https://bit.ly/3FF1abS https://bit.ly/3GHeAp8 https://bit.ly/3Ik3C9L https://bit.ly/3FCrqUj https://bit.ly/3rro7dG https://bit.ly/3qBYasz McLintock is one hilarious spoof and yes, a direct descendant of "Taming of the Shrew." The typical Hollywood love story of the forties and fifties followed a specific pattern. The hero and heroine would meet and take an instant dislike to each other. They would spend the early part of the film at odds but with electricity crackling in the air. Then would come some precipitating event, whether a spanking or a kiss, or something else, that would make them aware of their attraction to each other. From that point forward it would proceed as a classic romantic love story, with obstacles coming from outside the couple rather than within. To me, this didn't show the woman being "Taken in Hand" so much as showing that she has been changed and become happier, and that being in love has brought out a gentler side in her. An example of this would be "The African Queen," where Bogart and Hepburn begin at odds with each other but end up in love and teaming up to blow up a German ship. Bogart carries out Hepburn's wishes though he expresses the thought that what she wants to do is impossible and will get them killed. They work together on it and she is in no way deferring to him, but, she is gentled out of her harsh exterior (church lady) by her love for him. I'm surprised anyone would mention "The King and I" as his relationship to his wives was master and slave, and he had no use for monogamy.
