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this ya-ya girl thing
well, steve of the hill people, we might be related.
where are you from? only a few generations back of
the halls we have lots of hills.
anyway :), you said:
>disposal. They cut the heart
>of suffering out of the characters in the book and
>turned it into melodrama.
i haven't read the books so i can't make the
comparison. what did they take out?
>They no longer were real people with motivations but
>characatures of the South and continually shown to be
>idiots in comparison to their calm and rational
>menfolk.
i didn't walk away with the impression that they were
only types, but they did play up the southern thing
(which was hilarious! i know many people like them).
moreover, one of the greater powers of a novel is a
singular story, while specific to various characters
and motivations, that reaches _many_ who nod and
identify somewhere in their lives, thoughts and/or
hearts. a prototypical southern woman (of the setting
presented) very well could have experienced similar
issues. i know a few :)
as for the dichotomy of men and women in the film
(that whole rational thing or being ashamed to be
represented by such women): in some families such is
the case, no matter how awful or strange it is. i'm
not saying it's intrinsically feminine :)
i'm not offended b/c i don't think the motivation of
ya-ya was some classic feminist move anyway. so i try
to take it for what it is. as a movie viewer, i'm
hardly looking for every social implication and
widespread panic available in suce fare.
i'd be a wreck if i did.
> I am confused how a woman could go to this film
>and feel a good deal of pride in their gender as
>described in the film.
it may sound funny, but i don't look to examples round
about me (or in movies for heaven's sake) to validate
my gender and make me proud. that's my job.
have a wonderful day!,
j. marie
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