Our next episode is on Thelma & Louise - what should we talk about?

Great movie! My only real bump with it is that the flavor of sexism in it is so one note. Darryl, the rapist, the truck driver, etc all represent a super toxic and over the top form of misogyny. This is obviously a big problem, but in making all the male antagonists so alike, I feel the film fails to address the fact that sexism can take many forms and often in more subtle ways. Do you think this narrow focus is a weakness of the film or is the intention — maybe Callie Khouri was trying to address violence against women only and not take on sexism in all its forms?

Agreed - the ending - I would love to hear what you guys took from it

Could you just mention a bit Brad Pitt's career changing part, please? :D Thanks for your amazing work. I'm a recent but already huge fan of the whole team.

Felipe Fonseca

Thank you for making me watch this for the first time! Do you have any general thoughts about the use of escalation in storytelling? How does knowing the ending (kinda unavoidably, as it is so iconic) affect seeing our protagonists gradually trapped on a losing course? I don't necessarily think it was a negative thing, as the journey towards it was so rewarding. And planting the seed of curiosity regarding Louise's past, what did you make of that? And the people staring at her to remind us and ground her (- my interpretation). Is there a bigger contrast in movie history than in that motel scene? Making love to J.D. in one room and the worst proposal ever(?) in another. Cheers!

What an amazing film for females! It passes the Bechdel test! It depicts an adorable well observed friendship. Witty dialogue. Maybe the cutest armed robbery of all time. And instead of the woman in the refrigerator trope, we got to see Louise save Thelma from getting raped and then follow them on their journey of dealing with the consequences. It’s a shame this movie got labeled as anti-male by many critics at the time. Because it’s a really common narrative shorthand in fantasy or super hero stories to have a man save a woman from a rapist to show they’re a good guy. It’s like their save the cat moment. And really the only difference here seemed to be that the hero who saved the victim was another female. Would love to hear your thoughts on this and so happy you’re reviewing this movie!!Absolute classic!

I've never watched this movie but I have read about it, I was interested to know about the end as well, the decision to die instead of falling victim yet again (this time to the police)--perhaps a discussion on the trope of lesbian characters dying in film/tv? I was also interested in the road trip/getaway aspect of the movie, again I haven't seen the movie but I would imagine at least a good chunk of it takes place in a car. I was curious how that works in film--being in a closed area (both the logistics, and storytelling-wise)--In some of my writing classes we talked about how bringing characters together in physically small places where they can't necessarily leave one another i.e. a car, can increase tension. I was curious about your thoughts on that. :)

I'd like to hear about how you felt during the ending sequence. I'm always moved not only because of that Hans Zimmer's guitar riff but also by Harvey Keitel running towards T&L trying to save them, AND THAT KISS, AND THAT CLIFF,