Recently released on Amazon Prime Video, a romantic movie (A), The Idea of You, starring Anne Hathaway as the protagonist, is a must watch, especially for those born in the early 1980s. There is a dialogue between the characters Solene and Tracy which goes something like, “I didn’t know my being happy would piss so many people off.” To which the reply is, “People hate happy women.” I think it pretty much summarizes various issues women face.
The meanness and the ignorance across age groups is almost always palpable in the comments section of various social media platforms. Without knowing or even bothering to understand the whole story, some people comment just after reading the headlines. The palette of innumerable shades of hypocrisy on the many social media platforms is well depicted in the movie.
While commenting on a post, some just forget to reflect on their own lives, which maybe in the deepest of the deep s**t. However, it is so much fun to make a mockery of someone else’s life, especially that of a woman, and if that woman happens to be a decent-successful-smart-intelligent-independent person—a combination very difficult to accept as such personalities are conveniently labelled as intimidating, while the one who labels is an absolute insecure individual, be it a man or a woman, no matter what the age.
Entertaining movie. Great actors. Lively songs. Beautiful house. And a much-needed plot.
Image credit: Screen shot from Prime Video Mobile Phone App.
Until next, enjoy the movie…
…Ashu Bolar
ashubolar@gmail.com
PANORAMAA 