So, of all the things that I could write about – since, obviously, it’s been a while since I’ve written – I’m going to take this opportunitiy to rant. So it is.
On Wednesday, my mother and I went and saw “The Last Song” – yes, that’s the movie with Miley Cyrus. Yes, it was pretty horrible. I never had any intention of seeing it but we wanted to see a movie and with our limited block of time that was the only possibility. We know now we should have just passed but we bot hoped it would at least be a silly little romance that warmed the heart.
So, anyway, what the movie really got me thinking about is the makings of society, and it’s movies that like that really bother me. The only people who are going to enjoy that movie are 13 year old girls. Why? Well, first off, because it’s Miley Cyrus. But also because the main story is about this cute boy, whom she accidentally meets, and who instantly falls in love with her, works really hard to date her (even though she’s being completely bratty) and who then does everything to stand up for her including alienate himself from friends and family. She’s also able to get upset with him at least 5 different times in the movie, storm off, and have him run after her apologizing and asking for forgiveness.
What in the world is this teaching people? Why does our society perpetuate the idea for women that they are allowed to flip-out over /anything/ and the man is just supposed to be an apologetic little puppy? That a girl can get upset over the littlest thing, but hey, if the guy loves her then he will understand how wrong he has been. Especially in these stories about young love, you rarely see a guy stand up for himself to the girl – always to his friends who are “wrong about her” – and of course the guy is always a *great catch* and somehow manages to still fall in love with the girl even though she’s awkward, new in town, playing hard to get, etc.
I don’t know, I guess a lot of this is just the making for a good romance. After all, I enjoy a lot of these things. But it’s really the arguments that bother me. I really think that many young girls think they are allowed to be angry about anything and that they have the right to scream and push and be all around mean to their boyfriends. How is that appropriate for anyone?
Obviously a civilized discussion that ends in a mutual agreement doens’t make for a very good movie plot… but I think it makes for a much better life.
