Comments on: Consumer orgy

By: marites

marites — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:24:05 +0000

Now you know I love to shop - it can give me comfort, peace, happiness… but labels= love?
http://blog.stylehive.com/index.php/weblog/entry/satc-style-label-love-for-louis-vuitton/

$5400 for that Louis Vuitton bag. I think I’ll go puke now…

By: troy

troy — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:37:51 +0000

What, exactly, did you expect? Social responsibility? Political correctness? Anti-consumerism? I suppose you didn’t like “Showgirls”, either. ;-)

By: peeky

peeky — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:46:58 +0000

I also thought SATC was basically a movie-length commercial. And the JHud part was racist, but I thought it was more of a concession to critics who always complained about the lack of blacks in SATC, like a going away affirmative action booby prize. It reminds me of the BHO presidential campaign.

By: gabe

gabe — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:37:28 +0000

I 100% agree. I’m so glad you took this movie to task.

We went to see it on opening night in NYC. And while I didn’t expect to be moved or intellectually stimulated, the film was - literally - the tackiest thing I’ve ever seen. Most of the 2.5 hours was spent in shock, holding my face, wondering how we’ve come to the point where this kind of schlocky, commercial crap can pass for a film.

Of course, I did enjoy the running commentary with my friend Jeremy. We were yucking it up as the story shifted to new lows. My favorite part was when Jeremy leaned over to me, midway through the film and said:

“Oh, it’s not just tacky. It’s racist, too”, in reference - of course - to the Uncle Remus-ish Jennifer Hudson part.

The one thought-provoking part of the film for me, however, was the way it reflected back the naivete and shallowness of the 90s. It was pretty garish and freaky at the same time. Was I like that? Were my friends? Ouchies.

-G

By: closetalk

closetalk — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:26:13 +0000

o come now, wat’s so wrong abt falling in luv with an LV? I mean, dats de best kind of bag u can let ureself swoon over, right? :) and hey, SATC the series was also FULL of la-la-land consumerism, so wat’s the big deal in dreaming a li’l big, eh? hehehe.. it’s the sign o’ the manhattan times - live vicariously, dream a li’l dream of money and spending, and eat yer popcorn. :) o, and shag the guy sittin next to u. :) all of it, while being totally unapologetic! that’s always been the beauty of SATC.