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The secretly female computer whiz is such a common trope these days that I've almost come to expect it. Oooh, there's this super 1337 hacker who the whole male cast is in awe of, but they have no idea who they are and they need their help. Then, unexpectedly, the first time they meet, that hacker is totally a hot chick. Shocking! "I, uh, I thought you'd be..." stammers the main character. "Taller?" says the hacker chick, as the movie's creators sit smugly thinking they've pulled one over on a gender normative audience. "GET ON WITH IT," yells the audience, "THIS HAPPENS IN EVERY MOVIE."

—The Mary Sue, "10 Great Fictional Female Hackers"

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