Some
weeks it feels like the world is a scary place filled with potential
dangers everywhere you go. Turning on the news is deeply disturbing and I
have to constantly remind myself that I believe in the goodness in
humanity, oh and look at adorable animals doing adorable things (like this sloth grooming a kitty or an entire pinterest board of panda butts).
I
find it cathartic to watch movies that if done another way would be
the saddest movies ever but somehow manage to make you laugh
hysterically. These movies are not for everyone and definitely not for
just any mood.
As
soon as I saw the early press for this movie I knew I had to see
it. Anything Diablo Cody does (Juno, Candy Girl), I am going to watch or
read. This came out in 2011 but it’s streaming on Netflix now if you
haven’t already seen it or just want to revisit it. Charlize Theron
stars as a single, young adult series writer who is miserable and lonely
in her big city life in Minneapolis. When she receives a photo of her
small town first love’s new baby, she sees it as a sign that she should
go back to her hometown and win him back. The movie is both incredibly
tragic, hilarious and strangely relatable (if you grew up in a small
town and ran away to conquer a big city, it’s also pretty impossible not
to see yourself in her character a bit).
It’s
rare to walk out of a movie wondering if it was the worst movie ever or
the best movie ever but that was how I felt about Spring Breakers.
Filmmaker Harmony Korine (Kids) definitely has an extremely dark
sensibility. There were points where I wasn’t sure if I was watching a movie
or an hour plus music video/girls gone wild/state of our youth
documentary. The Skillex soundtrack and neon color palette definitely
sets the tone well for the wildness of the movie. There were many funny
moments and James Franco plays possibly one of my favorite characters in
an film, Alien, a white rapper/thug/drug dealer with a full grill and
lots of stuff. Like Young Adult, this movie doesn’t redeem itself in the
end it just leaves you feeling vaguely uncomfortable and unsure how to
feel about this movie.
Best explanation of how I felt about this movie in a review
Don’t
let the name of this movie fool you into thinking you are going to see
Bridesmaids, where good person hits bottom at the center of the movie.
Bachelorette features three incredibly awful girls who peaked in high
school and are incredibly bitter to find their fat friend being the
first to be married. After they accidentally tear her dress while
mocking her, they have a series of adventures trying to get it fixed
before the wedding, running into the men from their past along the way.
The movie had a lot of laughs and was an all too real portrayal of the
dark side of female friendship and the insecurities of young women.
***Just to be clear, I still love happy endings!
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