Thelma & Lousie (1991) Film Response

After only knowing a little bit about the film after watching a Simpsons parody, this was my first time watching the actual film Thelma and Louise... And I really enjoyed it.

The film highlights the quite interesting issue that's probably popular with fugitives that once they set out on the path to destruction, they cannot stop. The film has a somewhat shocking factor of two woman taking the leading role and being the violent ones, and i think that's the idea of the film, to show their power as woman; and to also get their payback on men. Towards the end of the film they blame the men in their lives for what they'd become and how the second they got a taste of freedom, they couldn't stop.

I think the film was extremely interesting from the point of view of the roles Thelma and Louise play in eachothers lives and how the dramatically changes. Although this film has been slated and ridiculed in the past, there are few films that have tackled the issue that this film has, woman can be set on a road to destruction, and it does happen in reality.

The ending, like most films of this kind, was a mixture of feelings. Every viewer grows to like Thelma and Louise and desperately wants them to get to Mexico and for them to succeed, but eventually, reality will always catch up with them. Many people thought that the ending was a cop-out, but i disagree, i thought it was very clever. It showed that reality does catch up and luck does run out, it showed to the point that they were pushed by men and their lack in trust towards men, that;s why they couldn't trust the police officer and more importantly, it showed Thelma and Louise's togetherness and how it couldn't of been taken away, and wasn't going to be separated by anyone... particularly any man.