This weekend, I went to see "Sex and the City" with my friend. My mom wasn't very keen on me going, but she said I was old enough to make my own decision to see the movie. So, of course I went. I didn't really want to see it, but I felt bad that I blew off my friend twice that week. As I sat in the theater, I laughed at the jokes-mostly dirty and full of curses. I wasn't aware of the situations of the women in the movie, since I hadn't watched the TV show. Then, the plot unfolded and the situations seemed to piece themselves together; almost everyone had the wrong view of love.
Carrie Bradshaw was getting married to Big. Finally, after 10 years! I was happy that she decided to take the plunge. It was revealed that Big had been married twice already.That's when my friend whispered to me, "Carrie broke up one of his marriages." Oh!...How does she know that he won't walk out on her when he finds someone else? In the end, I was happy with the way things turned out.
The one story that shocked me the most was Samantha's. She moved out to California to manage a model and has this relationship with him. They were together for 5 years and then they split up. Why? She says she needs to have a relationship with herself. It was all about her. The sweet man bought her a ring and she says she doesn't want it cause when she looks at it, she thinks of him. She wanted it to remind her of her hard work to get where she is. He tells her he loves her and she went, "it's not that I don't love you..." What? Isn't love supposed to be selfless. Yes, you need to think of yourself sometimes, but you're supposed to be willing to do anything for that person. She was in lust.
The whole movie was this screwed up view about love. Men cheating on their wives and women who just want to be single.
There were a few good points in the movie: Carrie gets married, Charlotte is pregnant, and Miranda mends her relationship with her husband. But looking back, I remember mostly the bad: the neighbor next door having a threesome and Samantha watching them, and promiscuous sex.
I did know that some of this stuff would be in the movie; I'm not ignorant.
I think that people are missing the point of love.
"Sex" Gives Wrong View of Love: Warning: Spoiler!
By pkubik08 - Posted on June 8th, 2008
Tagged: love
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Well, in Samantha's defense, she's not the type to be in a committed relationship. If you've seen the show, you'd know that she finds having multiple sexual partners is empowering for her. Plus, when she went to cheat on him with an ex, he was waiting for her so he could take her home safely. You could see that when she saw him standing there waiting for her after her sexual encounter, she was very much moved by his act of selflessness. So I don't think she was just lusting after Smith.
And it's up to the people to decide on their perception of love.
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