objectification runs both ways ...

Rating: 9/10 (8 March 2014)

JGL is a good actor but apparently he is also a good director. For his first feature length movie he did a very fine job. Granted, the movie feels a bit derivative when it comes to its screenplay and editing, but it actually helps to draw the attention to the story line. Which was a clever way of reflecting on our societies obsession with unattainable ideals and the objectification of women and to some extend the objectification of men. What I really liked about the movie is that it wasn't just a redemption story, where the viewer is let to believe that change is simply a matter of finding a way to measure up to generally accepted standards. Instead, it shows how change is way more subtle and that the main source of motivation for it has to come from yourself. As mentioned, it also explores the idea that women objectify men in a similar way with Scarlett Johanson's character trying to push Don Jon into becoming someone he isn't. The overall message I took away is that you have to learn to see people for who they are and not for what they should or could be.