Yar, you be here: Thelma & Louise (Special Edition) > Customer Reviews

Thelma & Louise (Special Edition) Customer Reviews (13 - 15 of 40 Reviews)

LIBERATION
This modern flip on Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is an entertaining thrill ride through the American southwest. Thelma and Louise's escapades were quite liberating for them, as they were two women held down by typical society's constraints. Both women were trapped in their lives as a housewife and a waitress, who had nowhere to go. They had never lived a life of much excitement, especially Thelma with her overprotective husband. The two women start their liberation small, with Thelma not telling her husband she'll be gone for the weekend and the end with things like murder and armed robbery. The film is a great example of how women are equally capable of anything men can do. In this case it just happens to be violent crime, something that men are much more associated with.
Many have argued that the film is not actually liberating to women, because of all the male chauvinist elements of the film. Elements like condescending down talk towards the women and how the men seemingly win in the end (they don't get to Mexico, etc.). In my opinion all of these elements actually contribute to the film be liberating to women. How the women are talked about and treated in the film actually works in their favor, because in the end they do things on their terms, not the men's. For example the women don't get to Mexico, but they aren't captured either. They go out on their terms, by driving off the cliff. Another example is how they are constantly referred to as `girls' by the police, portray the police's opinion of them as very lowly and not dangerous. When in fact they prove to be quite dangerous and capable it makes the police seem stupid, because they underestimated them. In conclusion this is the story of two women's liberated journey across the country in an attempt to find their true selves.


Modern Classic
One can say that the story is sad, but if you look at it another way and that way being they had their adventure, were there for each other and expressed loyalty and love that hardly any real friendship is these days, then it isn't sad. They chose to die at the end, but they died together - happy.

THOROUGHLY EXCELLENT!
This has to be the most entertaining road movie since theclassic, Bonnie and Clyde! The plot is of Thelma (GEENA DAVIS), a bored housewife and Louise (SUSAN SARANDON) who is a waitress at a coffee shop. Together they sneak off in a 66 T-Bird convertable for a three day fishing trip. However along their travels they decide to stop off at a nightclub and encounter a drunken, foul mouthed rapist who Louise shoots. It is subsequently revealed that Louise was raped and is the reason why she shot him. This plunges them into a cross country escape from the police as they head for Mexico to begin a new life. The performances are all beleavable and likeable and as well as the fabulous two leading stars, this movie features an early role for Brad Pitt and also Harvey Kietel.The dialogue is sharp and witty and sometimes quite sad giving the characters the depth to make this as realistic as possible which they certainly manage to achieve. Tears and laughter are the ingredients to this now classic movie and the ending is sure to get a lump in your throat! There are also some magnificent shots of the Grand Canyon. EXCELLENT!

Previous Page

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Next Page