Director: Ridley Scott
Rating: 7.5/10
Extreme and fierce feminism would be one way to define this movie. Another would be 'girls gone wild' but...well... I hate definitions! You cannot define art and a movie, is an art form. You simply cannot deny that! So, even though, professional critics would put it in the genre of 'buddy film' or 'neo-feminist road movie', I would still like to stress upon what the movie was about on the whole.
Meet Thelma, a silly-to-the-point-of-making-you-want-to-slap-her woman, who, apart from being a complete basket case, is also a passive, physically abused wife of a very controlling man. And then, meet, Louise, a strong, organised, independent waitress with a shady past, who has enough backbone for both herself and her friend. When these two women decide to go on a two-day road trip 'On the Road Way', all hell breaks loose and in two days' time, they turn from a submissive housewife and an ordinary waitress to murderers, robbers, kidnappers and arsonists, all because of (you guessed it!) men, who they meet on the way. Though slightly over-dramatised, the movie hints at how, when subjected to crimes like rape, domestic violence and immense objectification as a sexual object, a 'seemingly harmless and physically inferior creature' that men often consider women to be, becomes a man's worst nightmare!
No, I do not agree with the message the film sends, that to change the point of view of the society, you need violence, and need to murder, kill and burn everything on the way but then, that isn't the only message the film sends! I think, the movie was also trying to communicate that women, before being 'a thing of beauty and a joy forever' are also just as human as men are, that they don't just need equal rights on paper but are also entitled to sexual liberty, social respect and above everything, a humane treatment. They neither are nor desire to be viewed as objects to satisfy carnal wants but have equal right to go out as they please, where they want, unharmed and unchaperoned by the male authority.
Yes, you will find the quintessential Bollywood action in this movie, with all the bangs and clangs and dhooms and booms. You'll also get to see some of the beautiful locations around America, and the soundtrack is essentially road-trip appropriate.
If you're watching this with any kids, parental guidance is advised. There are occasional swear-words and some mildly explicit scenes, sans nudity, though.
A perfect watch for anyone who wants to see something different this weekend.
Extreme and fierce feminism would be one way to define this movie. Another would be 'girls gone wild' but...well... I hate definitions! You cannot define art and a movie, is an art form. You simply cannot deny that! So, even though, professional critics would put it in the genre of 'buddy film' or 'neo-feminist road movie', I would still like to stress upon what the movie was about on the whole.
Meet Thelma, a silly-to-the-point-of-making-you-want-to-slap-her woman, who, apart from being a complete basket case, is also a passive, physically abused wife of a very controlling man. And then, meet, Louise, a strong, organised, independent waitress with a shady past, who has enough backbone for both herself and her friend. When these two women decide to go on a two-day road trip 'On the Road Way', all hell breaks loose and in two days' time, they turn from a submissive housewife and an ordinary waitress to murderers, robbers, kidnappers and arsonists, all because of (you guessed it!) men, who they meet on the way. Though slightly over-dramatised, the movie hints at how, when subjected to crimes like rape, domestic violence and immense objectification as a sexual object, a 'seemingly harmless and physically inferior creature' that men often consider women to be, becomes a man's worst nightmare!
No, I do not agree with the message the film sends, that to change the point of view of the society, you need violence, and need to murder, kill and burn everything on the way but then, that isn't the only message the film sends! I think, the movie was also trying to communicate that women, before being 'a thing of beauty and a joy forever' are also just as human as men are, that they don't just need equal rights on paper but are also entitled to sexual liberty, social respect and above everything, a humane treatment. They neither are nor desire to be viewed as objects to satisfy carnal wants but have equal right to go out as they please, where they want, unharmed and unchaperoned by the male authority.
Yes, you will find the quintessential Bollywood action in this movie, with all the bangs and clangs and dhooms and booms. You'll also get to see some of the beautiful locations around America, and the soundtrack is essentially road-trip appropriate.
If you're watching this with any kids, parental guidance is advised. There are occasional swear-words and some mildly explicit scenes, sans nudity, though.
A perfect watch for anyone who wants to see something different this weekend.
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