Early morning, Fam...
So, what
constitutes being “over the hill”?
That’s what Book Club asks.
Starring Diane
Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen, all stars deemed past
their prime as far as Hollywood goes, but ARE in the prime of their lives and
at the top of their game, IMO, are four friends, who lead very different lives
as grown-ups, but are feeling “over the hill” and like something’s missing from
said lives. Then, they choose Fifty Shades of Grey as their monthly
book club read.
OK, we
haven’t read the Fifty Shades series,
but we did watch
the movies. We liked them
from a psychological standpoint. Of
course, it was sexy, but not in that get horny kind of way.
From the
ladies’ standpoint, we could see where it’d strike a match. So, it is with life. Whether it’s from fam perceptions like Keaton’s
Diane or Steenburgen’s Carol’s dysfunctional relationship with her hubby,
Bruce, played by Craig T. Nelson…everybody’s missing something in their life…even
if they have everything…or, SEEM to have everything.
But, I
digress…
Fifty Shades ignites that spark for the ladies to
prove to the world and ultimately to themselves that age’s nothing but a number…and,
that they do have something to offer with a conceivable 100-year lifespan.
Now, take
away the age element, and the film speaks to a wider audience than just being a
“chick” flick since we, as humans, are always needing, always wanting, always
trying to prove our relevance to the world.
Maybe It’s
real, maybe it’s not…we have to decide…as do the ladies of the Book Club.
Be good to
each other.
-J-
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