Weak dudes in the media
The edge of tomorrow shows William Cage, a sickish officer. he gets drafted  into the front line, and dies strait away - but affected by the blood of a mimic, he can not be killed, the day will restart - like groundhogs day. He starts out with next to no military training, getting killed a lot of times without actually killing anything himself.

Sarah Conner - women in sci-fi

Sarah Conner in T1 (above) VS Sarah Conner in T2 (below)From these two photos you can see the clear difference in the representation of women in the series "Terminator". The first one shows a more feminine, stereotypical woman, living a day to day life. However, the one below shows a more musclar woman. It shows of a counter type to the woman she was in Terminator 1.

Sarah Conner in T1(above) - Sarah Conner in T2 (below)

This is a demonstration of how Sarah would react to violence in T1 and T2. T1 Sarah would hide away while feeling terrified. This is also a very large steriotype as this is what the community of 1984 would have believed to be a more "real woman", This is where the counter type Sarah steps in from T2, while still having a sense of fear - she is fighting for her life. Even to when T2 was released - this would have not been seen as a normal "woman reaction". This can show how the company behind this movie really tried to break down a barrier in the media.