Predictions for the next decade:
To rectify the erasure of mature women in cinema, the following structural changes are necessary:
If cinema is catching up, television is already leading the charge. The long-form series has become the natural habitat for the mature woman.
These shows don't treat age as a backdrop; they treat it as a central conflict. They ask: What does a woman want when she has already raised the children, survived the marriage, and built the career?