I went to see the popular film version of the best selling book yesterday and just read a colleague's review. Charlene Sands is a member of my writer's group and a multipublished author in her own right.( http://pinkheartsociety.blogspot.com/ )
Her review got me to thinking about the film I had just seen. Here's my take:
One who went without having yet read the book, I have started reading it and can not comment as of yet on the 'whininess' many seem to feel the author/character displays, but as for the film--the whole point of it was to validate a woman's need/desire to dive internally, whether through travel or simply self reflection (as the author states at the end and most people seem to miss).
Most women come to a place and time in their lives when they reevaluate the status of their lives. It does not mean you have to dump your hubby/bf, but it does require some private reflection and the ability to believe that you are worth the time and effort to do it. Of course we all don't have the money or luxury to spend a year abroad, but we all do have the ability to look at who we are and where we are going--self love before we are capable of being the richly giving women we can be.
Perhaps this theme would have come across more poignantly if Julia Robert's character were not more affluent than most. Does it really take a down and out woman to speak to a generation? Perhaps you too will be able to see past her affluence to the theme beneath. Love yourself enough to spend internal time reflecting and external time enjoying your life! More women could well benefit and enrich their lives if they stopped going round and round in the day to day rat race to ---smell the margarita pizza.
What do you think, dear readers?
