Thelma

that hold women back. He becomes the wall which holds back women from fulfilling their "wishes, ambitions, pleasures, and impulses"(NY Times, 1991). Thelma is who we are, a prisoner behind this wall and Louise is who we want to become... the prisoner who breaks free and confronts those who held her back. Another cathartic scene is that in which Thelma and Louise confront the truck driver who has been harassing them the entire distance of their road trip. That truck driver is someone almost every

Thelma’s struggle with life began the minute she was born. Unfortunately, these struggles did not improve as Thelma got older and she was instead met with greater hardships. Each of these struggles that Thelma has faced has shaped her life in some way and continues to do so. Some of these challenges stem from the way she was raised, others from the stress of Thelma’s worsening mental and physical health, and still others from familial hardships. It is important that each of these challenges, as well

(Part 1) Thelma & Louise received mix responses from film critics when it first came out. The responses to the film were largely based on preconceived notions about how women operate in the criminal justice system. Obviously, this movie subverted a lot of these presumptions. The first issue was gender. Women had not been perceived as outlaws until this film. The whole idea of a woman in the criminal justice system did not embody what the movie portrayed. Specifically, after Thelma was sexually assaulted

desire in a work of media. The film Thelma and Louise directed by Ridley Scott and released in 1991 was a large source of controversy and has provided many debates on the topic of female representation in film.

your story exposes the traditional stereotyping of male-female relationships while being encouraging and gives another perspective to that of typical gender roles. It has left an impression of nowhere to go and that only incarceration is waiting. Thelma, when you told Louise to keep going, it suggests that seems to be your only choice for an ending. When you kissed goodbye and accelerated the car off the cliff, I interpreted this as a symbolic scene of a final escape from the ongoing struggle you

Through the examples of Khouri's well known film, Thelma and Louise there is recognizable symbolism that apply to the genre's threat towards dichotomy. The incident of killing Harlan Puckett after his attempt of raping Thelma follows the two protagonists and places them into an appalling situation. Along the way, the characters have compelling development regarding their masculine and feminine roles. Possibly the most important piece of symbolism within Thelma and Louise to signify the truth of masculinity

In "Thelma & Louise" by director Ridley Scott, Ridley Scott uses cinematography such as close-ups and crosscutting to convey this films theme of freedom. The very first scene of Louise calling Thelma on the phone, the director uses crossing cutting to introduce the viewers to the two different characters and their lives. It also shows what the characters are doing at the same time. Louise is shown at work in her waitress uniform, which consists of an apron, cap, and white dress, and looks like she

Women are expected to follow standards that have been established. In the movie, Thelma and Louise, these two women change many standards dealing with gender stereotypes. Director Ridley Scott uses gender stereotypes to create characters that we would not have seen in the 80’s and 90’s. The movie, Thelma and Louise inaccurately portrays women because of the way it uses gender stereotypes to label what women can do therefore putting a lot of pressure on women to be good and to follow rules that were

Thelma Schoonmaker was born January 3rd, 1940 in Algeria. Where her father worked for and oil company and her mother ran a nursery. A few years later she and her family packed up and moved to Aruba. Her family then moved to New Jersey where she began her college Career. She had attended Cornell University for Political Science and learned Russian. After beginning her career she realized that this was not the path that she wanted to go down. After looking in the newspaper she found an ad for an editing

power and keep that power. The struggles for this perceived power between groups can be see in Thelma and Louise, a film written by Callie Khouri. When discussing the Marxist theory Stephen Bonnycastle writes “in most social and economic situations the majority of people find themselves oppressed, and forced to behave in ways they don’t like, for not very good reasons” (197). Throughout the movie Thelma finds herself oppressed by Darryl as he tries to keep his power and by J.D as he tries to rise