Post by Toasted Cheese on May 26, 2019 23:12:25 GMT
Musicals aren't a favorite film genre for me; I'd have an easier time listing the ones I like than the ones I don't. That said, I perversely tend to somewhat like some of the ones that get a routine lambasting, such as Camelot, Man of La Mancha and Finian's Rainbow. Sympathy for the underdog, I guess.
Sarandon seems a little confused at times about her own stances, I think she chops and changes her mind about things and makes herself look a little foolish. We can all take on board a dichotomy of opinions as we gain more experience, but Sarandon is of the privileged ilk too, and a few decades ago, many of these celebrities felt that their opinions were da bomb and because of who they were, they could only be right. In my naivety, I used to hang onto every word favorite celebs said, because I regulated them to God status because of their standing and influence.
I know a little better now and human is human, regardless of position\standing. I have always liked Sarandon as an actress and of course RHPS. I had a vhs tape in the 90's with an interview of her on it and she was praising it to no end and felt that the reason for its success, was due to the design of it. I don't recall the source or citation, but I read recently that she was anti-Polanski as well. Whatever her politics are now, it appears she may have also been influenced by all the Hollywood pandemonium regarding this me-too hooplah and I think she might be a tad bitter as well, but that would all be personal stuff too. You know, Hollywood and agesim, as though they are the only ones affected by it and what goes on in Hollywood, is all important............
RHPS blew the lid off gender roles and sexuality and blurred the line. It was naughty, rude and risque without being explicit and made no attempts to be apologetic about its brazen approach and more importantly, it didn't judge or condescend to stereotypes like B & J, just teased them a little in a playful way. Yes, it was a little wicked and they were held captive by what we would generically call weirdo's, but they came out uninhibited in the end and that is all RHPS was asking of us.