Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Inspiration: Thelma & Louise (1991)


This is one of the greatest road movies of all time, if not the most iconic. Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon are Thelma and Louise (a passive housewife and a waitress from Arkansas), the two BFF who, tired of their dull lives, embark on a crime spree road trip across America, leaving behind their monotonous and mundane routine. These two finally decided to take control of their own lives and not be ruled by any man, boss or husband. As they take off in a '66 convertible Thunderbird to Mexico, anything can happen. 
Blue jeans, liquor stores, shirtless Brad Pitt (!!!), criminal adventure, cowboy boots, dusty diners, denim, armed and dangerous ladies... All of that embellished with Hans Zimmer's cinematic melodies. 130 minutes of dust, gasoline and wanderlust, masterfully crafted with a glorious cinematography, will be stuck in your head for days, weeks... years! 
I've watched this film when I was a kid and it struck me violently. I loved it. I couldn't help imagining myself experiencing the same freedom and emancipation. Oh, to escape from my daily life! Reality and routine, crushed by my own hands! But as I don't drive and never managed to convince a girl friend to join me in such journey... It never happened.
Ridley Scott's Thelma & Louise explores and emphasizes the meaning of friendship and freedom of women in a male dominated world - a world which both Thelma and Louise want to run away from - portraying the struggle of women who yearn to change their lives but not always are able to do so. This film brings out the best out of the good old girl power. 
It really is the ride of a lifetime.

17 comments:

  1. Lovely inspiration!

    x Dawn
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  2. Um filme engraçado...:-) Muito bem explicadinho.
    xx

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  3. Devo ser das poucas pessoas á face da terra que acha este filme uma seca descomunal apenas igualada pelas obras primas do sr. Oliveira...
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  4. I know, it's a cult movie but I've never seen it. Shame on me...

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  5. For some reason I always get confused between this and Bonnie and Clyde! This looks like a good movie

    -Tallia
    trendinginfashion.blogspot.com

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  6. O Brad Pitt era tão novinho! Tenho mesmo que ver esse filme :)

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  7. Nunca vi este filme, mas ao ler a tua descrição fez-me lembrar um texto feminista que li sobre não haver ''heroínas'' femininas como no On the Road; é giro ver que embora a tendência não se tenha invertido totalmente, há exemplos fora da norma x)
    (espero ter-me explicado bem!)

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  8. I watch this movie every time it's on TV! One of my all time favorites :D

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  9. nunca vi o filme, mas parece-me muito interessante! xD
    Ui, aquela imagem do Brad Pitt matou-me! :p

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  10. You have chosen some beautiful screencaps/stills of this movie! I have yet to see Thelma & Louise but after reading your post I feel like I've been missing out! Off I trot to download it! Thanks for the recommendation petal!
    XO's Paige

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  11. I've watched this movie a million times too! Love it so much, it's some.sort of fantasy of.mine,.having the guts to do all that, haha wild, young and free! ...and having hot sexy younger version of brad pitt on the side won't hurt!
    Cool pics!

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  12. This is one of my favorite movies, too. It's so wonderful. I love the very ending - such crazy courage.

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  13. Este semestre tive de fazer um trabalho sobre esse filme, e adorei ver!! :)

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  14. I know it's a classic but I've never watched it! It looks good though, I'll put it on my list. I love a roadtrip movie.

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