I honestly cannot enjoy media where women are written solely for male pleasure or manipulation

Coming from HK, there are so many films in the past which were popular. They were mostly gangster movies, in which women were just literal objects. Girlfriends of gangsters, fuck mates, rape victims, attempted rape victims to be saved by the male lead then turned into his lover, women to be manipulated, played with, saved etc.

Honestly these movies are so celebrated even today I feel slightly uncomfortable. I just do not know how I am supposed to enjoy these movies where women are literal objects for the male characters. They exist as devices to show male cruelty or heroism. They do not exist on their own.

Am I supposed to self-insert into the men to enjoy it? Or am I supposed to like the women characters, relate to them and feel like yay! I love being raped, hurt and used like shit. How do female audience in this day and age enjoy movies like these?

I personally just cannot.

Honestly