(Contains minor spoilers.)

OK, there are several reasons why you should be talking about this movie. You could talk about the hilarity, the horrible abuse Leslie Jones had to face, the subtle yet brilliant nods to the original movie, or how badass the revamped theme song is. But what we really should be talking about is how empowering this movie was, and how different it was from a majority of movies that are out there.

To Recap:

If you’ve read anything about the making of "Ghostbusters," you know that the movie faced a lot of criticism. People were not happy about the reboot, specifically because all four Ghostbusters would be female. There was a lot of rude comments and internet trolls that left everyone wondering how this movie was going to do in the box office.

Anyone who went to see the movie had certain expectations, including yours truly. As a wannabe film-critic, I tend to predict certain tropes/stereotypes that will happen in movies and see if I’m right or not. I’m usually pretty accurate, but "Ghostbusters" was the first movie where every single prediction I had was wrong.

So now I present to you “everything that I thought was going to happen in "Ghostbusters" that didn’t, and why I’m so happy about it.”

1. Abby and Erin’s rivalry would take up a significant portion of the movie

Two women, one with a more successful career than the other, seeing each other for the first time after a fight. It’s a typical story line, and when you first see their icy encounter, you assume this will take a while to work out. It will be awkward and it will get solved after a long emotional talk and a near death experience. But not in this movie, one ghost encounter later and everything is patched up. There’s no constant need to bring up the past, no digs at each other, no apologies necessary. The flawless transition felt unforced and was extremely relatable (we’ve all had that one lost friend that you just instantly re-connect with).

2. Competition of “who’s the best Ghostbuster”

Writers love to pit women against each other,and playing up a competition is a great way to add drama to a storyline. This film had the opportunity, with Erin’s “by the book” conservative style, and Holtzmann’s reckless “I do what I want attitude.” There was the chance for seeing who was the best scientist, arguing about who had the best method, sabotages and arguments. They could have made jabs at Patty for being the only one who wasn’t a scientist, but they didn’t. Everyone had their skills, and they didn’t need to prove it to each other, or the rest of the city.

3. The inevitable team break up

In any movie with anything resembling a team/squad/group, there’s always the one person that goes against the group, leading to the whole team separating. They all do their own thing and then dramatically unite to save the day, strengthening the bonds of friendship. This is especially true in all female groups, most writers feel that a catfight is necessary. Did "Ghostbusters" do that? Absolutely not, even though they had the storyline in place. Erin, in an act to prove they weren’t crazy, releases the ghost they captured. Instead of arguing about priorities and emotions, they all just saddled up and kept on ghost hunting. No need for apologies because sometimes you do a stupid thing but true friends will accept you and your personality quirks.

4. “Because you’re a woman” being dropped every 20 minutes

In any feel good female lead movie, at some point the main character is told they can’t do something because “they’re a girl,” “that’s not a woman’s job”, etc. They use this to motivate themselves to be better, so they can prove everyone wrong. This movie didn’t go down that road. Besides an occasional little slip up (a “you shoot like girls” comment), there was no sexist jokes or remarks. For once, being a woman wasn’t something you had to overcome. Instead, it was just something you were.

5. Body image/appearance jokes

We all expected it: the fat jokes, black jokes, the “what are you wearing” or “does this jumpsuit make me look fat?” None of the women fit to the conventional Hollywood beauty standards, so I was expecting some comments. At one point in the movie government officials say that they’ve been attracting a lot of attention, in a tone that made my stomach drop. I was ready for the cringe-worthy jab or self-deprecating comment. But how did they respond? “Well, Patty does wear big earrings.” That was it. Not once in the movie did anyone comment on anyone’s size.

These women ate food throughout the movie, normally. There were pizza boxes left out, and they got food delivered to their office. They ate and it wasn’t put in to make a joke.

It was at this point when I realized how low my standards are for female representation in films. Here I am getting excited about women eating and not tearing each other down or acting catty.

So yes, we should be talking about "Ghostbusters." Yes because it’s an amazing movie, yes because it passes the Bechdel test (check it out here X), yes because it’s funny and heartwarming and kickass.

But we should be talking about how depicting women as people, and not tight cast stereotypes, is shocking to audiences. We should be talking about how we want to represent women in the future. Because if this picture is any indication, authentic portrayal is important.

So go out and see "Ghostbusters." Tell your friends, talk about it on social media. Create some noise and let people know that this is the content that we want to see from movies.

Because Hollywood needs to know that we ain’t afraid of no ghosts equal representation.