tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post1690610935488481512..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Girls Gone WildSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-27992006743605014692013-01-01T19:42:31.205-06:002013-01-01T19:42:31.205-06:00I think that's a possible reading of feminism ...I think that's a possible reading of feminism in this film, but it might be an unfair reading. We wouldn't immediately jump to the idea that men in the exact same situation coming to the same end is an indictment on men or masculinity. <i>Thelma and Louise</i> showed that it was at least possible to create a straight action film with female leads and make it work.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-87458812900309792162013-01-01T03:42:41.586-06:002013-01-01T03:42:41.586-06:00One reason not to look at this as a feminist film ...One reason not to look at this as a feminist film is that, if you do, it shows that feminism doesn't really work, and wouldn't end all that well. <br /><br />And you're right that everyone forgets Keitel is in the film, I'd already forgotten and I saw it only a year ago. I can still remember that Stephen Tobolowsky is in there though.!JayCluitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16972011198109066985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-58045222778100914272012-12-25T19:44:52.589-06:002012-12-25T19:44:52.589-06:00Yeah, I knew the ending going in, too. The thing I...Yeah, I knew the ending going in, too. The thing I didn't expect was the Harvey Keitel character, who everyone seems to forget. He's a good part of the film, because in a lot of ways, he presents a sympathetic male perspective, which it really needs.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-54303166552336578202012-12-25T18:26:48.597-06:002012-12-25T18:26:48.597-06:00I only saw this movie myself a few years ago. Unf...I only saw this movie myself a few years ago. Unfortunately, I did know what was going to happen at the end of it.<br /><br />I had heard all the "feminist" stuff, too, so I was quite surprised to find Sarandon's character not really caring that much what happened to her supposed good friend. Yes, the worst thing that happens to Davis' character (until the end) is the attempted rape, but she is also constantly mistreated by her friend as the movie goes along.<br /><br />First, even though Sarandon knows Davis was almost raped, she's just going to walk away with Davis...until the guy calls Sarandon a bad name. Then and only then does she get mad at him and end up shooting him. Try to rape my friend = walk away; call *me* a bad name = I'm gonna shoot your ass.<br /><br />Then, Sarandon is aware that she is in trouble for this, but hides it all from Davis, getting Davis into more and more trouble as an accessory after the fact. It's only after Davis is in too deep to get out that she finally tells her the truth.<br /><br />Now I'm not saying that these plot points are bad things, just very surprising given that everything I had heard about this film was these two women banding together against men. The fact that there was no solidarity even between the two of them (at least not in Sarandon towards Davis) caught me by surprise.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.com