Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Erin Brockovich



After eating lunch I turned my remote control on HBO and I saw on top of the screen the next movie attraction. It was Erin Brockovich. I didn't change the channel because I haven't watch that though it was a long time movie already. And some film junkie I knew told me before that it was a very good movie. And it caught my curiosity, cos you know how curious I am when it comes to movies. It is a true to life story directed by Steven Soderberg. And yes, it is good and highly recommended for women.

I like the story so much because it is about a woman who survive being a single mother of 3 children who always wear revealing clothes that looks trashy in the eyes of other people, a trash talker but rejuvenated her reputation in the end. You know, that's what I like about this motion picture. The way she negotiate with people and how she face life with her own and beliefs. If you already watch the movie, you can notice the way she dress. That looks slutty in the eyes of people. But who cares, she dress like that because it's fun and she likes it. People always judge others by their appearance, and I hate it seriously. I don't get why "WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET" thing always get in the way especially in the first time you meet new ones. It sucks to be judge by the way you dress and look. I used to dress sexy clothes before and people look at me like a bitch. And they are ridiculous. I feel comfortable on what I am wearing and I know to myself that I am not what they think. Screw those close minded people.

Despite of the hard ship she experienced in life, she didn't lose hope. She didn't give up and gave her best to attain her children needs. She divorced twice that made her look unpleasant in the eyes of people around her. Suddenly, her life changed when she worked as an assistant in a law firm. She solved a case which save a whole community from a threatening disease. She worked hard and prove to every one that behind her trashy personality, she can win a case and help many lives. From then on, people respected her and she became someone who looked up by many people. Another thing I love in the movie was when her boyfriend who took care to her children for a long time while she's working asked her to quit her job in exchange of their relationship. She didn't have time to her partner and even to her kids sometimes because of the case, so George (her boyfriend) asked for it. But then, Erin didn't give up her job. Because she love what she's doing and in that job, she feel accepted and respected.

Reputation is important to women. Sometimes men foresee us as someone who has a very weak personality so they take advantage on that. That is what I see on the movie. Erin was always seen as someone who's very tiny in the society. But with Erin's strong personality, she prove that those people were wrong about their perceptions and judgments to her. Woman needs to be strong so that other people would understand the capabilities of both sexes. And we, women should celebrate the fact that we are smarter than those people who uses their powers to fulfill their needs.

I told you it is a highly recommended movie for women. And I think men should watch it too, because it would somehow open their eyes to the fact that it is not true that only them can be superior in this world. If you are a man, and you believe that no woman alive could improve the world the way you men could do, well THINK.. and PEE afterward. :))