I used to be hooked on black and white films, usually ones involving some femme fatale, but I hadn't watched one in years. So maybe that's partially why I got so much enjoyment out of this. It was great to relax to at the end of the work week. I simply found it entertaining, so much so I told my sister about it so we can talk about it.
If I disliked anything, it was the fact that Grace was clearly forced into activity (there's a more appropriate word for that) in the beginning even though she went along with it (likely so she wouldn't get hurt, no matter how the movie framed it). I don't like the judgment placed on her for doing things everyone knew good and well young men were doing at the time as well. For who were young women doing it with if not them? Yet society only judges the women. So, I didn't like that, but I understood the mindsets at the time, and I appreciated that they skipped the whole ostracization bit. Don't get me wrong, I HATE cheating. It's one of my most hated things.
So I felt bad for her husband because he seemed like a good guy (though I got worried for a second there when it seemed like he was gonna hit her but knocked something over instead -- still not cool), and I appreciate that he pointed out the fact that, no, he doesn't deserve praise just for being true but he stayed true because he believes in it. I also like that they didn't do the predictable thing at the end by having Grace get shot. If the film had come out in the 40s and not the mid-60s, she likely would have.
I feel like this: Grace was taken advantage of as a minor, and as often happens, she became promiscuous thereafter. I'm not saying it's solely due to that, but there's a moment when she's outside of her party and she looked disturbed by what she's doing. It's brief, but it told me something.
Still, though, she got the ending she deserved. Because I don't believe in the kind of love in which my partner can cheat on me either.
S/N: This has made me curious about the book.
If I disliked anything, it was the fact that Grace was clearly forced into activity (there's a more appropriate word for that) in the beginning even though she went along with it (likely so she wouldn't get hurt, no matter how the movie framed it). I don't like the judgment placed on her for doing things everyone knew good and well young men were doing at the time as well. For who were young women doing it with if not them? Yet society only judges the women. So, I didn't like that, but I understood the mindsets at the time, and I appreciated that they skipped the whole ostracization bit. Don't get me wrong, I HATE cheating. It's one of my most hated things.
So I felt bad for her husband because he seemed like a good guy (though I got worried for a second there when it seemed like he was gonna hit her but knocked something over instead -- still not cool), and I appreciate that he pointed out the fact that, no, he doesn't deserve praise just for being true but he stayed true because he believes in it. I also like that they didn't do the predictable thing at the end by having Grace get shot. If the film had come out in the 40s and not the mid-60s, she likely would have.
I feel like this: Grace was taken advantage of as a minor, and as often happens, she became promiscuous thereafter. I'm not saying it's solely due to that, but there's a moment when she's outside of her party and she looked disturbed by what she's doing. It's brief, but it told me something.
Still, though, she got the ending she deserved. Because I don't believe in the kind of love in which my partner can cheat on me either.
S/N: This has made me curious about the book.