For me, the scene that showed what this road trip has been for Thelma and Louise was towards the end of the movie, when they are driving in the desert after the police chase (the 1st one). Then Thelma says to Louise: "I guess I went a little crazy, huh?" and Louise responds "No, you've always been a little crazy, this is just the first time you've had a chance to express yourself." This moment shows the transformation that the road trip has been for Thelma. She started off as a trapped housewife, at times unsure of herself and following Louise's lead. As events in the movie progressed, Thelma became more of a leader, taking charge of situations that Louise could not, and forgetting about the expectations that society has about how a woman should act. In this movie, a road trip has the ability to bring out qualities that are hidden deep inside someone by taking away limitations and providing inspiration on the open road.
Question: Why did that one detective care so much about what happened to Thelma and Louise, when the rest of the men in this movie (except for Louise's boyfriend - I can't remember his name) were portrayed in such a chauvinistic light? Why was he different?
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I agree that this moment is very significant and it also goes along with the moment that I wanted to point out.
ReplyDeleteRight after Thelma robbed the store the girls are driving away and Louise says "I think you've found your calling" and Thelma replys with "Yeah the call of the wild"!
Thelma is branching out from her life as a quiet, submissive housewive and realizing that she has more to offer the world. She married her husband when she was 18 and had dated him since she was 14. She had never really lived or done anything different than what she was told to do growing up. She didn't get a chance to grow up. Like Jennigale said there were things inside Thelma that had never come out because she was so sheltered.
What happened to Louise in Texas?
I also agree that moment is significant, and the moment that Taylor brought up is the one I also wanted to bring up.
ReplyDeleteThelma is not so "brave" in the beginning.
She can't even talk back to her husband in the beginning, and she gets really really scared when louise kills the man.
But later, she robs the store and threaten a police officer.
The road trip has changed Thelma significantly.
If J.D. didn't take their money, do you think they would have had a chance just like the police officer said?