OH SO WAS NOBODY GOING TO TELL ME THAT HER HAD A SECRET POLY PLOTLINE THAT WAS JUST WAITING TO DESTROY ME?
No, I’m not even gonna get all “thar be spoilers.”
I just. Ugh. I can’t.
movie
So, apparently James Deen is making a legitimate movie.
I cannot wait to smugly look around the theater and be like: I know why ya’ll are really here.
Or, I don’t know, I could save ten bucks, stay home, and just watch porn.
Because, honestly, the promise of getting fingered by Marky Mark is the only thing that’s going to get me on one of those things.
So, I really want to go see this movie.
So does my mother.
This could either be the recipe for a really interesting afternoon together or one of the worst ideas ever.
The thinkivykink story.
The uncertainty of self.
Not the preggers aspect.
I’m not preggers, I promise.
Really? This has been one of my favorite movies for years and I had no idea!
In retrospect, there was so clearly a lesbian undertone going on there. Damn you, popular media. You had all the ingredients there. They look so good together, wonderful chemistry, deep friendship. Pfft. Unfortunate that they couldn’t just take the plunge and do something that I guess may have been controversial, but so beautiful.
In Hindsight:
I was 10 when Fried Green Tomatoes came out, but the amazing chemistry between these two was palpable, even to me as a little girl. I wanted to be Ruth so badly, the way Idgie cared for her, rescued her, loved her. I remember wondering if anyone else in the room knew that they were in love or if only I could see it.
When I was older and learned that the book the movie was based on was outright about a lesbian couple I was pissed that they didn’t do the story justice.
I still think the scene with Idgie telling Ruth the story about the pond and the ducks is one of the most romantic scenes I’ve ever seen.
I admit, after seeing a promotional picture like this, I assumed this movie was about something else entirely (ahem). However, upon watching the film the other day, I discovered this was not the case. Still a really wonderful effort, very poignant, perhaps a bit slow (but not without reason), gorgeous cinematographically, thematically deep. But, yep, not exactly what I thought I’d be signing myself up for.