Kiera Knightley Commercial

Kiera Knightley has made a disturbing TV commercial to spread awareness about domestic abuse. It's getting some really powerful reactions on the internet. There's no doubt that this commercial successfully captures people's attention and teaches them about the reality of violence against women. But I can't help but wonder...why do people only care when a celebrity is talking about the issue.

This commercial is another example about my previous post about the Rihanna and Chris Brown scandal. There have been many other commercials about domestic abuse, but none of them received nearly as much public reaction as the one Knightley stars in.

I'm still not sure whether or not I like this commercial. I'm glad it is opening people's eyes....but there's really nothing new here!

If celebrities continue to dictate which social issues are important to the public, then what happens to all the other important causes that aren't represented? Why can't people make their own decisions and think for themselves?

The Chick Flick: Romance Killer

Photo of "Mary" courtesy of accesshollywood.com

I'm so sick of the new chick flicks that are contaminating my movie theatre. I don't even want to go see them. They are all the same: degrading and an insult to women. The women in these movies are concerned about one thing: finding love. Why does this have to be the only problem a middle-aged woman faces?

Sure, women love hearing romantic stories with happy endings. But it seems all the great classic love stories are about a man chasing after a woman, wooing her heart with love songs and poetry. The new chick flicks seem to revolve around desperate and somewhat neurotic women chasing uninterested men who they obsess over. How is this romantic?

Some obsessed, pathetic characters in recent chick flicks:
GiGi- He's Just Not That Into You (This chick flick s great...but this particular character annoyed me)
Mary- All About Steve
Abby-The Ugly Truth

Photo of "GiGi" courtesy of nwanews.com





These characters are all trying to find love. But they are so desperate, men perceive them as a little psycho. (*For the record, I love that women are the ones making the first move. I just don't approve of the way they are doing it in these movies). So what happens? The man finally gets to know the "true person" behind the psycho and falls in love. The end! Wow...so unrealistic!


But my friend and film geek begs to differ. She is a bit of a hopeless romantic and assures me that modern chick flicks are still very much romantic. I disagreed and so I challenged her to a chick flick faceoff! Check out Podcast 3 for our debate on this heated topic! Then, tell me what you think. Are modern chick flicks romantic?