ENGL 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Jason Beghe, Thelma & Louise, Imdb
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The film, thelma and louise, is about the two women"s lives. Louise sawyer (sarandon) is a waitress at a dining services. Thelma is married to a cunning man, darryl (mcdonald) whereas louise has a complicated relationship with her boyfriend, jimmy. Thelma is calm, innocent, caring, childish, nervous, unorganized and scared of her husband. Thelma and louise go for a two-day vacation in the mountains, but before reaching their destination, they get into serious trouble. In the film, thelma and louise, the main character, louise sawyer, reinforces the stereotypes that women are bitches. Bitches are females who are strong-willed, aggressive, and arrogant. The scenes where this stereotype is portrayed include talking rudely to people, murdering. Firstly, they stop for a drink at a cowboy bar, where thelma meets and dances with. In the beginning of the film, louise refuses harlen to sit with her at the bar. When harlan approaches thelma and louise, louise says mindin" our own business.
