Feminism | Posted by Colleen R on 07/4/2009

Revolutionary

So today I watched a movie called Revolutionary Road. I was on a plane coming home from Italy and I had 3 hours left so I figured I might as well fill it with an insightful film that would relax me and just let me ponder life for a few hours until I arrived home. Well I was, SO WRONG.

Keep in mind that I’m not clueless. I was fully aware that this was a drama directed by Sam Mendes, so it wasn’t exactly going to be a feel good flick. But I had no idea how much anger it would fuel inside me! First of all, the movie is set in 1955 Suburbia; and I having been a city girl my entire life, I am utterly fascinated by the quiet…

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