the shock and horror

Jun 18, 2007 10:26


I went to see Knocked Up yesterday excited to see a witty and ridiculous fluffy romantic comedy. What I ended up seeing was a blatant and offensive celebration of white male privilege that also doubled as some sort of advertisement for a liberal pro-life agenda ( Read more... )

men, relationships, knocked up, nightmare, horror, whiteness, criticism, film, pregnancy

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nursedoa June 18 2007, 15:21:48 UTC
I hated it,

http://nursedoa.livejournal.com/151496.html

I think "awful dystopian nightmare" really does this move justice.

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alice_ayers June 18 2007, 15:26:25 UTC
I'd be interested in your take, too--could you make it public?

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nursedoa June 18 2007, 15:29:23 UTC
Sure, I thought it was public. Fixed.

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electric_honey June 18 2007, 15:31:38 UTC
you make a really good point about how allison is as much of a slacker as ben. i hadn't thought of it that way.

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olamina June 18 2007, 15:34:11 UTC
Thank you. I skipped over that because I was worried the film would've been spoiled for me. If I had read it I would have just steered clear.

You are a shining beacon of reason and truth and beauty. I will never skip another of your posts ever.

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