Sizzling Summertime Movies--a look at Thelma & Louise, by, Gina Meyers

Sizzling Summertime Movies--a look at Thelma & Louise


by, Gina Meyers


Summertime is upon us. Not the usual type of summer we're used to. But, over here at the Meyers' household, we are trying to make it as carefree and fun as possible.

I'll admit that my teenager has some rather obscure tastes in television shows and movies, but we can and do agree on a few.

So here are some summertime movies that have been summertime tested by both mother and teenage son.

Sixteen Candles
Back to the Future
The Master of Disguise
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Grease



And now for our diving into the film classic, Thelma & Louise

Thelma and Louise. We both approached this movie from a historical standpoint. First movie with two female villain characters both kind of drawn to the dark side of the law by circumstance. We also liked seeing a very young Brad Pitt in what I believed to be his first real big movie breakout role.

After taking two days to watch, we both surmised that it is a rather depressing movie. Everyone knows they drive their cool car off a cliff. I think it was important for us to see that there was a "why" to their actions, but honestly we really liked the whole period piece in that it is from the early 90's, with fashion, police protocol, how detectives still tracked them via pay phones, etc. And what about those hairstyles and jumpsuits? Wow!

Not for the faint of heart, don't watch with little kids in the room-- (Lucas said this, plus he also said "shitty movie") though and definitely not the type of movie you want to watch looking for an optimistic outcome, they die in the end. But they believed "freedom was the cost."

Why did my teenager call it a shitty movie, because the ladies, Thelma & Louise would rather die than go back to the lives they had with their men and their society and the potential incarceration they faced.

Thelma & Louise is a 1991 American female buddy road film directed by Ridley Scott and written by Callie Khouri. It stars Geena Davis as Thelma and Susan Sarandon as Louise, two friends who embark on a road trip which ends up in unforeseen circumstances. The supporting cast include Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen, and Brad Pitt in one of his first major film roles.