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I walked into the theatre hoping for a nice evening and came out as a hard-line Marxist
QuoteI walked into the theatre hoping for a nice evening and came out as a hard-line Marxist Is this a common reaction? Would all the hot girls I saw lined up for the midnight showing last weekend have come out Marxist too? Cinematic event of the century confirmed!
Sex and the City has little to say, including about the subject of male-female relations, which theoretically ought to be its field of expertise. Aside from demonstrating that women can be as chilly and egoistic about sex as men, the film breaks no new ground. It’s not “man-hating,” or “feminist” or “post-feminist,” or anything in particular. The women are as liberated as galley-slaves, utterly dependent on their various relations. We learn nothing in the film about their work, about what they supposedly do most of the day. We see Carrie a few brief times at her computer and Samantha making one call on behalf of her boyfriend/client.Worse still, perhaps, the film is not amusing, aside from a few clever lines. Humor bears a relation to life. Jokes made by the privileged about their privileged state are not likely to strike the average funny bone. Carrie, on entering the penthouse suite for the first time: “I’ve died and gone to real estate heaven ... Finding the perfect apartment is like finding the perfect partner.” Carrie to Mr. Big: “Don’t give me a diamond, just give me a big closet.” Such lines are flat and merely induce discomfort.
start going to theaters in trendier areas?
My theater looked like your average Golden Corral night when there are coupons going around.
