Sex and the City the Movie

I stood speechless.

Standing outside of the movie theatre in Nice, France, my husband and I looked at one another… completely perplexed…shrugged our shoulders and went to dinner.    

We had waited until the initial hullabaloo had subsided, before seeing this movie at the Rialto, in Nice, France.

Why would a movie such as this meet with such virulent attacks from the American media? 

The women were called Ugly Americans; the wardrobe was criticized as garish and tasteless!

As a staunch fan of the designers whose fashions were showcased in the movie I took personal offence at condescending critiques of the colourful and innovative designs. 

As far as “ugly Americans” go, other than Samantha, who in my opinion, remained firmly in character… whether in America or Abu Dhabi… everyone seemed to be simply enjoying themselves on a heavenly  all expenses paid vacation in a glamorous Middle Eastern destination. 

The way the reviewers wrote up the movie, one would have thought the “the girls” had trampled with lofty disdain over Palestinian Muslims in Israel, or something. Perhaps the repercussions of the present economic recession are causing the general public to experience an envy-inspired queasiness to high-end vacation fantasies.

            I don’t recall any period of history in any Western country where an economic recession remained permanent.  Why should we give up dreaming of the things we might enjoy after the clouds of impending poverty have lifted and gone away? 

Personally, I also enjoyed the lively and compassionate explorations of male/female relationships and the issues surrounding the responsibilities of parenting between close friends. Do the reviewers no longer recognize the value of relationships of this kind?

.           Mirthful fantasies of exotic faraway places, wonderfully frivolous clothing  and friendships with other human beings have been rendered classless and superficial.

Would “Sex and the City, the Movie 2″ have received better reviews had it taken place among the Anacondas in the Amazon Jungles instead of a Middle Eastern desert?

            I wonder.

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