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She gave them each 40 acres and a mule.
grotsky little bitch
$40 is $330 in today's money and wasn't there like 20 or 30 women who helped? I really doubt she turned that book into some empire. She ended up moving to New York to be another working stiff after all.
I can see why people don't like the film (even though I think ARBM is being overdramatic) but I think it was obvious that Skeeter was working in good faith.
Last edited by Diff-chan; 11 May 2012 at 02:19 PM.
She gave them each 40 acres and a mule.
skeeter's life might have went south after the movie. Her mother died of cancer shortly after. Who knows what happened to her dad, the house and land. She might have had to move back.
Originally Posted by Razor Ramon
ok don't mind
It was. I don't have a problem with her actions or doubt her intention. I have a problem with the film's overly laudatory treatment thereof. Sure, I overreacted, but so did the film. "Sumtahms curridge skips a jinerayshin." Relax, lady!
This stuff is just too vile to make a feel-good Disney princess movie about. It's not fair.
I watched the, uh, documentary (?) bonus feature on ODB's Free To Be Dirty last night. I love this with all my heart. It's better than The Help and marginally less racist.
Saw "Hanna" the other day, it was pretty damn awesome.
May I assume that you lay awake at night thinking about how light hearted War Horse was for a world war 1 film?
Can you enjoy any world war 2 films, knowing that they aren't showing nazi scientists torturing jews and making couches from their skin?
You must loath hogan's heroes and Kelly's Heroes.
And almost every western made as they almost all ignore the plight of the Indians.
And just about everything based on a period before 1970 that ignores the oppression of women.
"GOD! WHY DOES THIS MOVIE BASED ON 1700's ENGLAND SHOW WOMEN DOING WHAT THEY WANT AND GOING ON ADVENTURES!?! THEY WERE ALL BRUTALLY RAPED AND TREATED LIKE PROPERTY. GAAAWWWDDDDD"
Cute and spicy.
That's quite enough.
Wek up to thees!
I love this movie, I own the B-ray. And how literally wicked was Cate Blanchett in it!? Also, the Chemical Bros. soundtrack is all kinds of decent.
The actress who played Hanna isn't albino at all (I don't know why this surprised me) and her actual accent when she speaks is Irish. /uselesstriviathatnoonecaresabout
...because without the bitter, baby, the sweet ain't as sweet.
Wek up to thees!
Saw The Avengers yesterday. It was 'aight. The Hulk and Iron Man were reason enough to see it.
I hadn't known that Joss Whedon was largely behind it.
...because without the bitter, baby, the sweet ain't as sweet.
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