So I saw Marie Antoinette, which was long, drawn-out, and ultimately pointless — which was exactly the point.
What?
So pretty much everyone in the movie was a vacuous bint, obsessed with
- cute dogs
- shopping
- partying
- snack food
- gossip
- sex
The characters did not have much depth, much in the way of interpersonal connections, or much substance to them. They lived a carefree existence, blithely ignoring all around them, until there were people with pitchforks at their doors, bringing them to the guillotine.
Now, how many insubstantial, gossipy, fashion-, partying-, and pet-obsessed people do you know, who live well beyond their means, ignoring all the bad news in the world in favor of keeping an ignorantly blissful life? As I watched the movie, I kept thinking of every pair of ridiculous shoes I’d seen on some woman’s feet, every cutesy Hello Kitty-esque mascot I’d seen on someone’s overpriced handbag, and every sweater-wearing dog I’d ever seen out for a walk.
Have to wonder when the head-chopping’s going to start. When do tickets go on sale?