It’s because it is now considered (more) socially acceptable for women to take an interest in historically masculine things/exhibit feminine behaviour. You do not need to be a gay woman to appreciate a film about a “tomboy”. This doesn’t work the other way around though, no one is really interested in films about boys/men doing historically feminine things/exhibiting feminine qualities. It’s considered gay and weird/creepy, unless it’s specifically played for laughs.
Like think about any famous film about a girl or a woman and then imagine if it would be successful with a male lead. It probably wouldn’t, unless you massively overhaul the character and plot.
It’s because it is now considered (more) socially acceptable for women to take an interest in historically masculine things/exhibit feminine behaviour. You do not need to be a gay woman to appreciate a film about a “tomboy”. This doesn’t work the other way around though, no one is really interested in films about boys/men doing historically feminine things/exhibiting feminine qualities. It’s considered gay and weird/creepy, unless it’s specifically played for laughs.
Like think about any famous film about a girl or a woman and then imagine if it would be successful with a male lead. It probably wouldn’t, unless you massively overhaul the character and plot.