Movie: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
I watched this movie twice. I liked it. I am a man. These statements may seem mutually exclusive, but I’ll let you in on something: the movie is very real. True, it’s built to fly off shelves into the houses of tween and teen girls, and it tells many girl stories in the same way Love Actually tells many love stories … but the story-telling is surprisingly not kitschy. In a movie like this, you would expect lame declarations of love, weak plot sketches, poor acting … but there is a distinct absence of all of these problems.
This movie resonated with my “finding yourself” issue I have been constantly considering and writing about during college. The intensely human stories were kept in fresh and constant rotation as the plot shifted from girl to girl around the world. Also: Greece is ridiculously beautiful. Note to self: travel there someday.
Terrible movie for parties, good for many other situations. And guys, if you watch this and then tell everyone about it with the intention of convincing people of your “sensitive side” … get a life. I’ve seen it done, and it is lame. If, though, you happen to end up seeing this movie, give it a good chance: it will surprise you with its insight into life.