Thursday 17 July 2014

Mommies in movies...

Is it just me or does anyone out there feel that the way a mother is projected in chick flicks is kinda degrading?

So I was watching this movie calle Four Christmases with Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn in it and they play this dating couple who don't want to get married because it will 'tie them down' ... Same old same old...

But what bugged me was this; they visit their respective families, each of which have either a sister or sister in law with a baby and they hand over this bawling baby who will poop as soon as the 'heroine' has picked up the baby.. And she scrunches her nose and frowns at the little thing whom she is holding at least a foot or two away from her... Like it's got some disease or something...

Remember that scene? It's in every movie.. 98% of the times this scene will occur in a movie.. 

And they will have the mother be all cranky and bitter and in this 'I'm super mom but secretly I don't like my life because I can't date random guys and drink all night' zone...

Why? 

A few months ago I happened to watch an episode of sex and the city... I'm not a fan.. In fact I don't get the serial at all.. But I was working late and needed some white noise so it was on.. 

The episode was about how the girls were invited to a friends baby shower in the 'suburbs' which in it self is looked down upon... 

It gets worse because they first show the to be mom in this typical environment with other mommies and babies and nappies and baby bottles all around her.. 
And for some reason all the moms were shown to be these boring plain sweater and sneaker wearing women in pony tails... Having 'boring' conversations about their children's schools and health..

While these 'city' girls looked down right disgusted by it all... 

Really? 

It's disgusting to grow up and have kids and a family? Hmmmmm.... 

Wait it gets worse...

So then this mommy to be comes to the city and totally looses it by trying to party with them with her big belly... And they feel pity for her and send her home not before she tells Sarah Jessica Parker's character how tough life will be after she has the baby and how she is so unhappy that she can't live in the city and party away like her... 

Maybe it's just be... But there have been one too many movies and serials where they make a mothers character to be someone who is either this overly simple practical child obsessed woman or someone who regrets having her children drinks like a fish and has a husband who doesn't love her anymore because he's up in the city partying with Sarah Jessica Parker and Reese Witherspoon..... 

Sad. 




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