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Brooks' ladies...

posted 13 years ago by indy-39
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Is it just me or are all the women in Brooks' films really unattractive? This film- which is just a kind of reworking of 'Broadcast News' (Witherspoon's Hunter must choose between nebbish Rudd/Brooks and studley Wilson/Hurt- avoiding the catastrophic ending of BN- at least she makes a choice here) is no exception. Winger or Maclaine in Terms, Hunter in BN, Hunt in As Good, and Witherspoon here are women that should inspire the "flight" instinct in any intelligent man. (Of course only Hunter would be worth leaping out a second story window to avoid- IMHO). Is this what James L. likes? (P.S. I am most happily married and not a misogynist.)

[–] elduderino09 13 years ago

I'd agree the Hunter character in BN should inspire flight. But I thought Reese character in this was very attractive, both physically and intellectually. She was just going through the most traumatic time of her life. How do you think Wilson's character will handle his "final cut" when he's in such denial that he claims "it's not gonna happen to me." I think Brooks doesn't write passive womens roles, that might take some getting used to. And no, I'm not calling you a misogynist. I just liked the flick more than you. No worries.