A Misunderstood Movie

Rating: Null/10 (18 August 2011)

There are a lot of bad reviews for this film, but it seems that these reviewers have generally completely missed the point, mostly referring to it as a pointless, titillating, wet dream. Yet in actuality the movie is an interesting take on a particularly deep philosophical message.
Firstly, it does amuse me how much sexy girls get slated by reviewers. Of course this is simply jealousy. Either the reviewer is a thoroughly unsexy female, jealous of what she wishes she could be, or a man who believes he has no chance with such beautiful girls and prefers to simply dismiss them as worthless. Me, I am a mid-thirties male (which probably puts me in the so-called "demographic") and I like women. A lot. I especially like sexy women. If they are wearing next to nothing, even better. And if that next to nothing is latex, better still. Add some weapons and martial arts and that suits me down to the ground. But then again I don't feel threatened by them, and I guess that's the difference.
In terms of special effects you get exactly what you would expect from Snyder, and you won't be disappointed, but what I particularly liked was the quite original take on what constituted the bad guys and how the action scenes resembled a computer game. Certainly an original concept with some very nicely executed sequences. Some of the acting could have been a bit better I suppose and the dialog was fairly basic. It's never going to be a classic, but it's a fast-paced and thoroughly enjoyable watch.
But now back to the guts of the film. If you thought this was simply an action film then you completely missed the point. As revealed at the end, the message of this film is that life is what we make it. That all of our fears, insecurities, happiness, love, feelings and so on are simply what we perceive them to be and that we can change all of this if we want to, it's simply up to us. This is Baby Doll's reality; life as she has made it. The depth of this message cannot be underestimated. In fact it is the essence of life. Snyder summarises it with a particularly nice quote: You have all the weapons you need, now fight.
If you don't understand this movie, then you have a lot to learn.