Catch-19

Mia is in China and we were bored, so I took Rowen to see Whip-it today.

It’s not a new story: teenage girl floundering in life finds what she wants and has to defy parents to achieve it, and once they see her happiness they come around. But I like tried and true stories. There’s a reason they get told a hundred thousand times. This movie does justice to the story. it’s not the best version, and it wont be a classic, but it did the job.

What really makes it a good movie is the cast. I imagine every girl from about age 14 to 22 wants to be Ellen Page. I’m not gonna lie, I kinda want to be her too. She’s perfected the quirky undaunted plucky girl heroine roll. She’s like an chick from a webcomic. The rest of the cast is excellent, too. How far wrong can you go with hot chicks dressed up as roller-derby girls?

I was wondering if Rowen should see this. It’s rated PG-13. But after seeing it, I’m fine with it. The only problematic scene is a swimming/making out session that makes it to panty and bra for a short time. But so what? The two characters are in love, there’s no violence or coercion. It’s a cute little scene.

In my head, I believe that it’s better for her to see two people having sex than two people killing each other. In practice I don’t follow that much. But I’m trying. In truth, I don’t think either is particularly damaging.

So, take yer kids, especially girls to see this. It’s got a good message and it’s a hell of a lot of fun. Rowen even said she wants to get the DVD. High praise from her.