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Friday, February 1, 2008
Hollywood Gone Feminist~*~
I noticed something yesterday that I had never noticed or thought of before. Father of the Bride (the 1995 version with Steve Martin) somehow temporarily made it's way into the VCR yesterday afternoon, I thought 'Oh, I haven't seen that in a while'. Thinking about the movie for a minute, I realized the difference between the old version and the new one. In the old Father of the Bride (with Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor), Kay (Annie in the new one) was just going to get married and be a wife and a mother. I couldn't exactly recall if that was stated in the movie, or if it was just assumed by the watcher. No, after I thought about it, it was just assumed by the watcher that Kay did not have a career to worry about... she was 'just' getting married. I don't even think that the movie was done where she had an interest in one, or talked about it in any part of the movie at all.Inevitably, the movie was remade, but what was the big change? The bride was suddenly a career woman. She wasn't going to quit or stop going to school simply because she was going to have a husband to take care of. In fact, that was a big worry on the parents part that she would end up stuck with a freelance working husband and four kids with nothing on her part.
Fast forward to the sequel of the newer version when Annie has her first baby, again what was the worry? That they were saddling themselves with a kid before her career had 'taken off'. To top the storyline, Annie is not only not going to stay home to take of her new baby (movie goers would cringe at the thought of that), she was offered a higher position, which was going to be the start the career she had always dreamed of.
I found the comparison very interesting. Back in the 1950's, unless a woman was a single mother, no one ever thought of a woman having a career outside of her home and marriage. That movie was a good old-fashioned comedy. After 40 or so years go by, it's no longer 'interesting' to the average audience to watch a girl get married and be JUST a wife and a mother. No, now they need to cater to the society that has come, the age of the woman in the office. After mentally scanning some old versions vs. new versions of movies, I found the same thing.
Again, I went down a quick list of movies that have come out within the last year, and in at least 90% of them, the central female character has a career ( if not an 'excellent' one), has her kids in school, or is single and just has a great job, is very very pretty, very well educated, ultra independent with a smart mouth. Or even worse, she is a half naked something-or-another-with-a-gun running around with a body so filled with muscles you'd think it was a man and not a woman. Those are just things in some of the movies that I have noticed, but you get the general idea.
Some of the best old shows done were based on the events of a woman in the house. One of my favorites, I Love Lucy. Even though Lucy sometimes thought that she wanted a job outside of the home, what did Ricky say he wanted? A wife to come home to, and a Mother for his children. I love all of those old shows....
~*~Jessica~*~
posted by ~*~Jessica~*~ at 12:00 PM
9 Comments:
Woohoo!! Someone who sees through feminist lies in movies!! I thought I was the only one. It stinks that I can even pick up subtle messages in Little House on the Prairie! I guess if I ever saw Father of the Bride, I will watch the old one.
In relation to new movies, I wish you'd have listed the titles...that way I could agree with you!
I had no idea that was an older version of Father of the Bride...and I've never watched the new version...didn't sound exciting for me. I am glad to see that there are other girls out there like you who see past all the feminist lies...it is refreshing.
Thank you for sharing.
Conie
Hey! I wanted to stop by and say hello. I've actually never gotten around to watching that movie. Well, I hope everything is going good for you. I like your new blog, it is very pretty! :)
Take Care,
Lee
Pretty Template, Jess!!
Hi Jess,
I had NO idea that the Father of the Bride was a remake! LOL!! I will have to try and track down the original. My dh and I also do not like the strong or even subtle feminist attitude in movies these days.
Gabrielle told me about this post, so I thought I would stop by to read it myself.
It really is amazing, isn't it, how the feminist message has infiltrated our media....first, rather subtly, then a bit more blatant, until now, it is so in-your-face.
We definitely have to use discernment with the things we watch, don't we?
Blessings!!
Happy Birthday Jessica!! I hope and pray you have a wonderful year.
Hugs,
Kim
Thanks for posting on HSB...I also enjoy reading your blog....thanks for stopping by. Look forward to your next post:-)
Blessings,
Connie
Ya know what, it's weird, I almost hate watching movies now... I'm SO tired of having to filter things and tell myself 'that's wrong, so's that and that and that.' We watched 'Okalahoma' the other day and IT was a disaster and it's and OLD movie! I'm so sick of movies... funny thing is a few of the newer movies that we watch (that are either old-fashioned made recently etc( are sometimes CLEANER than older ones...
We have a really select list of movies (like you : ) At one point, we watched one movie set for the first time and couldn't believe there wasn't a single bad word or scene we had to look away!
Gods & Generals is a great movie, though it has a few bad words, but it shows the Christian side of Stonewall Jackson SO well : ) I ove it! : D
Love ya!
Michelle
P.S. as you can see, I am making my slow way through your uh, um, posts! : D I'm thinking about making my own blog template with violets/and or forgetmenots ; )
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