How do perceptions of Hepburn differ now vs. what they were in the past, when she was considered "box office poison" for a significant part of her career?

July 13, 2015 by onlineessay

(Question): Latham points out that while she argues that Hepburn’s independence was, at the time, more style than substance, “the acceptance of style inevitably paved the way for further change and it is not surprising that a generation of young women brought up to admire the style should begin to pursue the substance” (110). How do perceptions of Hepburn differ now vs. what they were in the past, when she was considered “box office poison” for a significant part of her career? How are these perceptions similar? Why do the differences in perceptions of Hepburn significant?