Sex & The City: WOW
When all the hoopla surrounding the release of Sex and the City began, I initially rolled my eyes and thought I'd be putting it on the top of my Summer Films To Avoid list. I received the entire series on DVD for my birthday and have been watching the series from the start for the past many months. In the beginning it was a bit of a tortuous experience because I got easily annoyed by the main characters' magnified neuroses. Too much drama, too much whining, not enough depth.
I am now into the last part of the final season, and I have to say the show has grown on me. With each season all the over the top squeals and absurdities seem to be melting away and ironed out, and the characters are actually maturing and becoming more interesting with age (what a concept in mainstream media!) I have not finished the entire series, so I had a few of these final season surprises spoiled by seeing the movie yesterday, but I am still looking forward to watching how things unfold even more.
Because the movie was great. As in, I can't say enough good things about it.
I will refer you to an LA Times review of the film that sums up all of its wonderful qualities much better than I ever could, but I will also add my own personal bit about why this movie touched me:
This film is about girlfriends, and about how we, as women, cannot survive without one another. I got incredibly weepy during the film Friends With Money and I got even more weepy yesterday during Sex and the City. This film captured those moments when our girlfriends save our lives, our sanity and our broken hearts, when they are the only human beings on the planet capable of making us laugh and helping us recover from our darkest moments. I will admit it was all I could to not to completely lose it when the film ended, thinking of all the amazing women in my life who lift me up in so many ways, who inspire me and touch me and make me feel like I can realize my wildest dreams and also make it through the messiest tangles of life.
I saw this film with three of my best mates, and we got dolled up and had girlie cocktails afterwards. We did what girlfriends across the country are doing, and I am proud to be part of this celebration. More than that, I am proud of my friends and the amazing gifts they give to me every single day.
And here I am again, weepy with joy.
Christine Mason Miller
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it's so hard to find good friends, esp as an adult having to go out and MAKE more new friends....
i can't wait to see the movie!
I know what you mean. I think one of my favorite moments was seeing that rage across Charlotte's face as she looked at Big - she was mama bear in full force, protecting her friend! It was a fun movie, and the clothes were good enough to eat.
Oh Christine! I sobbed through the whole damn thing!! I love my girlfriends (and my boyfriends!) and am so excited to have added you to that group!!!
I had those same feelings, but then my best girls dragged me out to the movie and I weeped and cheered right along with my girlz! Through all things you have your girlz! Now that's something to depend on.
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