I've written about A Streetcar Named Desire before, back when I read the play, but I finally got the time to watch the Elia Kazan directed movie, and I swear to God, I think I want a man from the fifties. I know, I know, Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski is in no way the perfect man, but oh, oh but he just is. Just so hot.
The way he strolls across the room like he owns it because he does. The way he throws the radio out through the window. Animal screams and puppy dog eyes, the rage under the shower and then the desolate little boy at the foot of the staircase, and all he wants is Stella.
I'm telling you. The man's an animal. He's disgusting, he's crude, a little... "primitive", but you watch that scene where he comes back the morning after the poker party, with the greasy wifebeater, that hat on his head, and all that horrible grime and sweat and hard work on the fore-arms, you tell me after you see that scene, I'm pretty sure you want to get beaten by him too.
I'm not saying I condone wife-beating. I'm just saying that there is probably a part of everyone, okay fine, me, that doesn't want to be all strong and confident and independent and free-living. A part of wants to be that completely wishy-washy females that feminists weep for. I don't know, and if you ask me on any other day I'll probably laugh you off for ever bringing this up again, but sometimes you just need a manly man like Stanley Kowalski to make you grin like an idiot. :)
Err..Need a spanking once in a while?
ReplyDeleteNo woman can ever be a true feminist, basically. They all just want to be women.
ReplyDeleteI know the feeling. Tis there in us all, but can be expressed only sporadically.
No, no, not spanked, dominated. Not sexually. Well, not *just* sexually. In ways like you want to be the limp rag who does the dishes, to have a man who earns the bread come home and tell you what to do. Not having to use your own head. To follow. It's not something you'd do willingly for long, but I think it's something that you shouldn't do without. Feminism empowers you yes, but it gives you responsibilities to shoulder. Jobs to do. It's a primitive thing, to want to revert back to what we as a gender have been fighting against forever, but sometimes it's just nice to be a puppet or a plaything. And yes, most certainly only sporadically. But certainly, yes, sporadically. :)
ReplyDeleteMy god, you've got it bad. I totally understand, but it SHOULD be only sporadic. Characters like Stanley is the reason why the macho man will never go out of fashion, and females will continue being weepy. That's wrong.
ReplyDeleteHowever, hormones make everything complicated :(
In fact, I'd say it would work best to the extent where you cry on his manly shoulder. And have him beat up creepy stalkers/leches. That's always nice.
ReplyDeleteOh thats why you let me choose the time table.
ReplyDeleteYes, because you're disgusting and crude (and presumptuous). Spot on, neuron. :)
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, it was because I was watching Painted Veil and didn't want to work on it. But the secret reason is because, you know, frail womenfolk and suchlike.
Why hello there. I think I'm going to go hit up a strip club and get wasted. Have a sammich waiting for when I get home, and try to look decent for once.
ReplyDeleteMaking an effort :)
Why, hello there. While you're at your strip club getting wasted, I hope you diss my existence as much as possible and make it very clear that I have no real purpose for existence, I hope your sammich will never be perfect OH PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DON'T HIT ME. The ladies at the book club all look at me reeeaaalll funny when I tell them I walked into a door.
ReplyDeleteReciprocating. :D
Hoo boy, I empathise *completely*.
ReplyDeleteMarlon Brando is all kinds of awesome. And hot. Even as Vito Corleone. I know that's kind of creepy, given his age tab, and me being a minor and all, but there's just something about him in it that *made* that movie.
Now I want to see A Streetcar Named Desire. And I shall, soonlike, on account of my utter joblessness.
And, you're all kinds of awesome, too. Rum Bum was right. :)
I will admit that by the time Godfather came along we were entrenched in our Pacino phase, but Vito is a great character. However my favourite Corleone is still Sonny. Too much hotness too much badness. Again one of those crude wifebeaters. WhatcanIsay?
ReplyDeleteAlso, aww, thank you. :) You're nice too. I guess. Heh.