tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14820193.post6640269587809290420..comments2023-12-06T02:21:45.823-08:00Comments on now, tastes more like real life: I couldn't help but wonder...Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08579912946565177962noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14820193.post-14438080997066737802008-06-03T17:04:00.000-07:002008-06-03T17:04:00.000-07:00well, so, my responses to your comments:i don't th...well, so, my responses to your comments:<BR/><BR/>i don't think we have to be looking for messages/role models but when there's something that's so part of the zeitgeist/culture i end up wanting to ask why, and that has as much to do with what people already think as what this or any other movie might make people think or reinforce about their thinking.<BR/><BR/>as far as the idea that watching violence incites violence, there is some evidence to that, first of all, and second of all, i did refer to tipper gore for a reason. i don't LIKE arguing that point (or one that is too similar to be differentiated from that point), but i question the concept that "entertainment" has no effect on people's way of thinking. <BR/><BR/>OBVIOUSLY living in NY and the movie are totally different... but how many people don't realize that?<BR/><BR/>at any rate i don't like to think that any of this was "knee-jerk." i think a lot about this stuff all the time. it would be sad if my writing didn't manage to communicate that.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08579912946565177962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14820193.post-18027967467290739662008-06-03T07:13:00.000-07:002008-06-03T07:13:00.000-07:00sometimes i think that this knee-jerk reaction to ...sometimes i think that this knee-jerk reaction to this stuff reads a little...well. i mean, i feel like living in nyc and going to see the movie was a completely different experience. these are our court jesters, and we cheered and laughed with them, and groaned at the bad puns, and like, it was a dumb movie. but is it KILLING womankind? <BR/><BR/>who actually takes it seriously and doesnt think the whole thing is a farce? i mean, maybe middle americans with no insight, but its the same as saying that movies like history of violence will make people kill one another, i think.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12938473780784488719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14820193.post-49877472905607992032008-06-02T20:25:00.000-07:002008-06-02T20:25:00.000-07:00sara says...i think maybe it's just a story. and i...sara says...<BR/><BR/>i think maybe it's just a story. and i thought it was a great story. i don't think we always have to be looking for messages or role models when we watch movies. i think it's better to enjoy a movie for what it is- entertainment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14820193.post-29744109988076717092008-06-02T18:23:00.000-07:002008-06-02T18:23:00.000-07:00Your review was much better-written than mine was,...Your review was much better-written than mine was, but we share many of the same thoughts I think. Right down to the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.<BR/><BR/>I didn't mention this in my blog, but yeah. Samantha's pooch? Where was it? I saw barely a pooch. Barely. When they were saying that at first, I thought maybe she was going to be pregnant (though at age 50 and after chemo, I don't know if that's even possible).<BR/><BR/>Yeah.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548150437127473109noreply@blogger.com