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View from the Top (2003)
Another movie featuring a woman giving up her dreams for a man
*Spoiler Alert Just another fluffy movie where a woman works hard for her lifelong dream only to give it up for a sub-par man who didn't even consider meeting her halfway. He could've given up his dream for a future with her. However, in a very true to reality situation, she gave up her life for his. Too bad because this movie could've been so much better if he relocated to NYC to be with her or if there was no sexual romance at all but a focus on a woman setting life goals and achieving them. It's too bad too because this movie really could've been better if it had just focused on the main character and her dream. More character development could have taken place as well as adventures throughout the country and internationally. Alas no, more cultural brainwashing re-affirming to audiences that women should and do prize men and love over self, dreams, career, developing into a complete mature person who values their wholeness over accommodating a man who does not consider meeting you halfway in terms of creating a life together, etc.
Eat Pray Love (2010)
You shouldn't have to be a rich person with rich friends in order to discover the meaning of life.
This book was such a big hit among the types of women who watch Oprah religiously that it was bound to be a success. I was disappointed to see Julia Roberts in this part. I respect a lot of things about her as a person but she is a famous actress playing the part of a famous author who created a famous story. This would have been a great opportunity for a little or unknown actress to make a name for herself. I also didn't really like the story. If her husband was so sketchy then why did she marry him? This movie romanticized running away from your boring humdrum life to live in a dream world. Everyone's life gets boring. It's up to you to get yourself out of any ruts that you may get stuck in. The medicine man in Bali was not a prophet. People like him were prophesied about in the scriptures. He's called a soothsayer and/or false prophet. I'm not saying that people don't receive revelation for themselves or those close to them but this guy was not a prophet. People can be wise without being prophets. The fact that she was making her decisions based on his guidance was just sad. He gave her some simple and good advice but what if he didn't? I guess she needed these experiences and to travel outside of her usual life to figure out what she really wanted out of life and how to get and keep it. I do respect that because everyone needs to figure that out for themselves but I don't really like how she did it. Most people can't afford to disconnect from their commitments in order to re-connect to themselves. What if she had a child? Would she have still taken off for a year? In Bali she admitted that she had 49 stamps on her passport. She'd also traveled a lot for work so she knew how to do it but this movie made traveling the world as a single woman look safe, easy and romantic. When you're far away from home and are not fully versed in the local laws, customs and traditions of another country you can get yourself into big trouble. Some things that you may take for granted in your country as civil liberties may be taken as punishable in other places.
The Christmas List (1997)
My opinion
I love this movie. It is so cute and heartwarming. Mimi Rodgers's character is sort your everyday average person, as they always are in movies like these. She is also a little aged and has sort-of given up on ever having the life she always wanted or dreamed of. That's what makes it so Christmasy. You get happy and excited for her when her life finally starts unfolding. Of course this movie is cheesy but you can pretty much watch it no matter what mood you're in . When I first recorded it off of ABC or Fox family, something like that; I watched it at least 2 times in a row.I'd love to own it on DVD but they don't even have it @ Best Buy and they have EVERYTHING there!