Warning: Spoiler Alert
Not too long ago, when we played "Which Character on Sex and the City are You?", I proclaimed, with pride, that I was Samantha. She was the fun-loving, sex-crazed gal who didn't want to attach herself to any one man. "That's me!" I thought, rather titillated by my own independence, free-spiritedness, and Devil-May -Care-Attitude towards my relationships with men.
I recently started watching the series over from Season 1, however, and I find that I can't relate to her at all. What was I thinking? Devil-May-Care-Attitude towards my relationship with men? Uh, that's hilarious. And this time around, the fun-loving sex-pot seems tawdry - fake even- as if she is just fooling herself because what she, like the other women on the show, really wants is that one love relationship that blows her socks off.
So, I just came back from watching the "Sex and the City" movie. Well, not just. I did stop by my dear friend's place to drink some vodka straight-up before coming home to write this blog. Carrie Bradshaw and her writing has lit the proverbial fire under my ass. I want to write - even if my writing is a cheap take-off of the show: "Sex and Denver"? "Sexless in Cowtown"? "No Sex, No Cry?"
Anyway, once again, I find myself relating to - or if not relating to, than at least respecting - Samantha. During her relatively long stint of monogamy she starts to feel like she is disappearing. She wants to look down at her finger to see the ring she bought herself - not the ring that a man bought for her. She announces that the longest relationship she has ever had is with herself and that this relationship is more important to her than any other relationship. And she leaves him.
That was my favorite part of the movie. Was it Oscar Wilde who said that the greatest romance you will ever have is the one that you have with yourself?
And I'm so annoyed that Carrie took Big back. I mean - if he really wanted to find her he could have. Email? Are you kidding?
That's all for now.
2 comments:
I totally agree!! I couldn't believe that Carrie took Big back in the end. I always used to look up the ladies of sex and the city, but at the end of the movie it sent the message that Carrie was happiest when she "settled".... that pisses me off. As women we should never settle. Be happy being you, single or not.
Sex and the Cowtown - how perfect!!! I too Agree! Although we may be angry with Carrie for settleing " and as you know we as women, as Megs says, should never settle. We deserve the best of everything and we should all strive/demand it~ but remember the SHOES :-) - Sorry couldn't resist.
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