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Yesterday was James's day off and we spent the whole day out. Well, actually, two and a half hours of it in the cinema. I know he wanted to watch Indiana Jones instead but he knew I am a Sex and The City fan so that is what we watched. Man, it cost us £21 for one movie, 2 cokes, a packet of chocolates and a (too) big bucket of popcorn. We both don't like popcorn, but they didn't seem to sell any type of crisps, and I don't like chocolates, so popcorn it was. We managed to eat half of the popcorn bucket, and after that, I thought 'no more popcorn for this year anyway'. No cinema, either, I think. Back home, James and I spam the cinema. We'd watch two-three movies, one after the other. And movie snack certainly didn't cost £9! We usually pay about PhP120 for our food, and PhP180 for our movie tickets. It's amusing how warm it was inside the cinema. Back home, going to the cinema is just one of our excuses to cool off from the discomforting heat.
In all fairness, yesterday was not a bad day. It was quite mild, and not very windy, so it was a nice and comfortable 20 degrees. It wasn't sunny, but it wasn't windy either, so it was quite nice. The cinema was an 8-minute walk from the town, and apart from the honking the horn at me, and unintelligible comments from men in their cars (who, to be honest, should really be concentrating on the road), the walk was fun. I understand when it happens back home, because in all relativity, I wear less clothes. But yesterday, I was wearing just my skinny jeans, black boots, a white top and yes I had a coat on. So, I don't get it. I still think it is rude, and now I know that even in a first world country like England, there exists a lot of rude motorists.
So, about the movie, for a fan like me, I'd say it is quite entertaining. It's almost like watching another DVD (I have them all) of SATC. I was wacthing News Night last night where they were discussing (more like criticising) the movie. They were clueless. One said "the star of the movie is Vivienne Westwood". They just gave the movie high points for that. Because it is indeed a movie about fashion. In fact, Carrie made that clear at the very start when she said "people come to New York to find 2 L's: Labels and Love". Did they walk into the cinema and expected something Shindler's List-y? The guests on the show also said the girls haven't grown up at all. They are wrong, in my honest opinion. Carrie was never childish, it's just she struggled with finding the right love for her, but every time she was in a relationship, she always tries to make it work. And the fact that she fell big time for Big, made it harder for her to have a complete relationship with anyone else. Miranda, has also grown up. She realised that as strong a woman as she is, it is NOT wrong to love someone, even if that someone is a lot less successful and does not meet the standard she set for herself. She has grown up by realising and accepting that sometimes, she is at fault, or partly in fault. Samantha, despite how other people may perceive the phrase "I love you, but I love myself more" as self-centered, is just being true to her character. She has grown up by not getting tempted to have sex with her next-door neighbour (who I think is ugly, by the way) and being unfaithful to Smith. She tried being that kind of woman to stay at home and make a lovely tea for her partner, but it just was not that type of woman. And by telling Smith exactly that, she had grown up. Lastly, Charlotte, has grown up many seasons ago. For one, her only flaw was being this kind of girl who believes in fairy tales. But after her first marriage going down the drain, and ended up marrying her divorce lawyer Harry, she realised that it is not all 'happiliy -ever-after'. I like what she said in the movie when she was asked by her mates if she is happy, she said "I am happy. I mean not happy all day every day, but I am happy every day". I remember when she got married to Harry, who is far from the charming and handsome knight in armour what she imagined all her life, she soon realised that being a wife and building a family is not a bed of roses like she thought it was going to be. It's just the "reality" that the four women are privileged enough to buy the designer stuff that they want, and it's not like they had not worked hard for every thing they bought for themselves. It was their choice to be single for a long time and enjoy themselves, and spending on desginer clothes, shoes and bags is not wrong. If I had a great job like these girls, I would probably do the same. Given their familial situation, of course. What I love about this movie is how their friendship is showcased. Watching it made me miss my three bessys back home - well actually, Karen is not in Sweden :D
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