last night, i watched the 2nd sex and the city movie.
a friend loaned it to me and i settled in after a long day of work, to watch it on my laptop in bed, while the rest of the house read and slumbered.
i know the show is total fluff, but i enjoy looking at the clothes, and pondering the zeitgeist, and i've been a longtime fan.
in the opening part, carrie walks through her marital apartment, in a way that is clearly a tour of the apartment, with lots of lovely product placement.....all done in a way to give us a pretty clear 30 second snapshot of how affluent the characters are and how well they are living.
well.....
i actually felt anxiety watching the tour.....that apartment was completely overstuffed with stuff!
BEAUTIFUL and EXPENSIVE stuff.... but far far far far too much of it.
there wasn't a breathing space anywhere to be seen.....it was horrible!
it made me realise how far i have come, and how deeply ingrained the changes are in my mindset.
i wanted to get in there and hold a garage sale immediately, and get rid of 75% of the stuff.
later in the movie, the four girls are evicted from their hotel suite and they have an hour to pack and get out.
there is a MASS PANIC because they are all toting about a million suitcases each and there are miles and miles and miles of toiletries, hats, clothes, shoes, bags, blah blah blah to pack.
it made me feel STRONGLY, that while it is all very fabulous to have beautiful things and a different outfit for every meal of the day....there is also a lot of fabulousness and real beauty and serenity in being able to calmly stuff 10 garments into a bag and walk out with it over your shoulder.
the whole thing was an eye opener for me.
and i couldn't help but wonder.....are the writers of this show quite as cutting-edge and on the pulse as they used to be?
