I really, really liked Thelma
and Louise. The screenplay was funny and the acting was great. When the two
women embarked on their road trip, the audience could only assume that before
their journey’s end, there would be some self-discovery. We meet the girls on
days that help explain why they’d like to go on a road trip for the weekend.
After the cowboy incident, the two women become a team—on the run, they have
some adventures along the way. They have encounters with people along the
way—old, wrinkly men are representative of the deep experience life, the state
troopers hold up a right vs. wrong, do vs. don’t do question. Brad Pitt’s role
signifies a certain excitement of attraction.
The film is not a brilliant example of technical mastery,
but rather, I think the director did a wonderful job showing the viewer what’s
going on inside the hearts of Thelma and Louise. It is intriguing to see why
they need to do what they do.
The last shot is the moment when Thelma and Louise arrive at
the truth that their whole journey has been pointed toward. The screen fades to
white and directs to flashbacks of the happy women.
This is a lively, character-driven movie. I think I liked Thelma and Louise so much because of the
memorable personalities and the girl talk.
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