I'm sorry for being so vocal (and annoying) this week, but I just couldn't resist this. I’m going to say it: I hate and have always hated Pretty in Pink. And here's why:
1. Andie's clothes do not look for a second like they were handmade. And they are ugly.
2. Ducky is really a very tragic character, and for some reason we are meant to laugh at him (and somehow his uncoded homosexuality makes this acceptable).
3. The idea that prom is one of the most important moments of your life. Gross.
4. That Andie is never, even in the end, proud of her clothes (even though I wouldn't be, if I made them).
5. The fetishization of wealth and the signification of clothing as a division (but only of class because race and sexuality are non-issues since everyone is white and (apparently) straight).
5. Iona's normalization -- I am so with you Stephanie!
6. That Andie's dreamboat Blane (with that awful 5 o'clock shadow mustache) is a cowardly sniveling asshole and we're supposed to be thrilled that they get together in the end.
7. That it has one of those dumb "poor girl goes into a high-end store and gets snubbed by the snobby staff" scenes.
8. And lastly, that prom dress is one of the ugliest articles of clothing I have ever seen. We're supposed to be happy that she decided to wear a pink bag with some lace on it to prom?
I'm not all negative though, I do like the music and James Spader.
1 comment:
I do have to agree about the ugliness of the dress! It's an exercise is self-expression, but I definitely find it unattractive!
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