The fashion didn't surprise me, and I think that's because I expected it due to the time period and these days, Miley Cyrus is running around in jumpsuits and her underwear. Many stars have tried to attract attention through their fashion, and it works. People will talk about what they are wearing and why, and nit-pick outfits apart. This is how myself and society is used to seeing Lady Gaga:
Back in the 80's when Madonna was the first to use her sexuality as apart of her music and her career, it was big and shocking and it unsettled people. Now, its a normal thing, and its kind of sad that mostly women in the music industry believe they have to do things like this to be popular.
The storyline however did not impress me. It was so unrealistic and the irony of everything sorta pissed me off. The fact that everyone was just barely missing each other and missing solving this issue frustrated the hell out of me. But then you wouldn't have an hour and a half- to 2 hour film entertaining you. The only part of the film that kept me interested was watching Madonna on screen, and that was why this film worked.
I kind of agree with you about the story line. Yeah, it was pretty unrealistic and blatantly ironic. And it was frustrating at the end when they all kept crossing paths with eachother, but not actually connecting. But it wasn't supposed to be an elaborate, stimulating story. That's what chick flicks are. They are about the fashion and the love story. I felt like this movie added the element of finding oneself and standing up for what you truly want with your life. This helped to add the feminist undertones.
ReplyDeleteIt definitely has become what seems like a game for female musicians to try to one-up each other with shock value nowadays. I no longer know if it really is "art" or just crazy attention seeking. My fashion sense is definitely about being comfortable so I always find it ridiculous for artists like Lady Gaga so dress the way they do. Even though I don't like Taylor Swift's music at least she looks comfortable in her clothes and that it isn't the most blatant part of her image. Though, of course it does affect her American girl next door type image.
ReplyDeleteMadonna's style didn't really shock me, but she did look pretty badass. Nothing says I don't give a single fuck like multiple color kinds of mesh tops. Although she looked badass she was still pretty classy about it unlike many "famous" persons of today. I don't think Madonna would ever think about dancing around with giant teddy bears or grinding on Robin Thick. Its very sad indeed that people have to resort to such ludicrous acts these days just to get there next 15 minutes of fame. Like Bob Dylan says, "These times they are a changing."
ReplyDeleteIt is pretty sad that a lot of female artists have to use their sex appeal and lack of clothes to sell themselves but I do think there is difference between artists such as Lady Gaga and Madonna compared to Miley Cyrus. Gaga and Madonna have some sort of intellectual message to back up their image while Miley is just selling sex. I guess I find Lady Gaga and Madonna to have more of an artistic value in their "shock" value than Miley does.
ReplyDeleteI think it's really interesting if you look at the way a female performer has to dress compared to a male. For females it's always less clothing more skin and tighter clothes. For guys they just wear what ever they want. Everyone need the shock value to stay important now a days.
ReplyDeleteThe similarity to Purple Rain was the fact that both Madonna and Prince were both superstrats who crafted images that transgressed cultural ideas about sex, sexuality, and gender. In that way, they shaped and transformed 80s American culture. Some reference to the reading would have given you more to talk about, and possibly enriched your viewing experience. If you only judge a movie's value based on whether or not you like the plot and characters, you're missing a lot of what's interesting about them.
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