Breakfast at Tiffany's
there are 2 common interpretations of holly golightly. Men tend to think of her as a "gold-digging social climber" who is mean to the poor guys that buy her things.
And then females tend to see her beauty and cute outfits and admire her for her independence, and laugh because she is a "cool man-eater". They like the character as a trend, as a way to seem glamorous in their own taste in literature or movies.
After watching it myself, I'd have to say that neither of these are correct at all. These reviews, and general opinions, were the reason I didn't want to watch it to begin with. I should have just ignored those because they are inaccurate.
I cried for half of the movie, because she was a broken girl, and a survivor. Yet, she was unable to let herself love truly until she had nothing to lose. She is a very realistic character and very complex but likable in my opinion, she didn't simply love glamour and money, she wanted an interesting life and to support her brother. And she had a good heart,(she is like alison in PLL, as ezra said)
I admire stories with characters like this, it takes guts to write someone who is flawed as a main character, because we think of fictional characters as "good" and "bad" with no room in between. This is why I love older movies, they actually require some thought and tell a story. They show a person, not just a caricature of a person.
It's the same reason I like pretty little liars, it's not just the mystery, it's the art of storytelling, something that is lacking in most entertainment these days.
I was surprised to find it on abcfamily, in what seemed like a teen drama. But that's what it is, it's a work of televised art. It's sad to me that most of the fans don't appreciate it fully.
And then females tend to see her beauty and cute outfits and admire her for her independence, and laugh because she is a "cool man-eater". They like the character as a trend, as a way to seem glamorous in their own taste in literature or movies.
After watching it myself, I'd have to say that neither of these are correct at all. These reviews, and general opinions, were the reason I didn't want to watch it to begin with. I should have just ignored those because they are inaccurate.
I cried for half of the movie, because she was a broken girl, and a survivor. Yet, she was unable to let herself love truly until she had nothing to lose. She is a very realistic character and very complex but likable in my opinion, she didn't simply love glamour and money, she wanted an interesting life and to support her brother. And she had a good heart,(she is like alison in PLL, as ezra said)
I admire stories with characters like this, it takes guts to write someone who is flawed as a main character, because we think of fictional characters as "good" and "bad" with no room in between. This is why I love older movies, they actually require some thought and tell a story. They show a person, not just a caricature of a person.
It's the same reason I like pretty little liars, it's not just the mystery, it's the art of storytelling, something that is lacking in most entertainment these days.
I was surprised to find it on abcfamily, in what seemed like a teen drama. But that's what it is, it's a work of televised art. It's sad to me that most of the fans don't appreciate it fully.
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