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THELMA & LOUISE
Ridley Scott (1991)
We’re back with Ridley Scott, a true pioneer. The two stars of the film became the muses of a feminism that was trying to raise again its head back in the 1990s. Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon broke box-office records in the midst of blockbusters like Terminator 2. The outcome was transgressive, although there was also criticism of the role of the women in the film, since one of the main characters was raped and despite their rebellion, their personalities were at times weak and a bit hysterical, so the film didn’t go far enough in breaking the stereotypes that have often been associated with women who don’t have a man by their side.
Why? Thelma and Louise inspired a new wave of films in Hollywood in which the female perspective became the prime vantage point. But this wave was fleeting and did not sufficiently shake up the foundations of the American film industry. But we’ll always recall their bid for freedom in the last scene of the film.
