Movie #36 "Whip It" I had to see for a number of reasons ----1) had an ohs alum Kevin Summers in the credits for helping with sound (hooray!) 2) Ellen Page is in it 3) Marcia Gay Harden is in it, too, and has key scenes with Ellen Page 3) Drew Barrymore, a female, directed it. And I wasn't disappointed. I was a bit worried when she got into that subculture of girls in a roller derby --- with the drinking, drugs, sex..............I thought it might just go into Superbadland, an amoral, ridiculous film that passed my "stupid line" --- but it wasn't. It's smart. Like "Juno" it just hints at the "bad stuff" but still uses it to show that the characters can and do learn something along the way. I wouldn't mind recommending this film to anyone, esp. moms and daughters, because that's the relationship here on display. I liked it a lot, and I think h.s. kids should see it to show them that everyone needs to find his/her niche, and not to make fun if people latch on to stuff like roller skating. I personally never thought much about roller derby; in fact, I guess I'd stereotyped those girls, but I changed my mind when I saw this --- as they whiz by there's a freeing up that is hard to describe. "Empowerment" and physical contact/aggressiveness are two areas we females seem to take a back seat to men in, and it was cool to see those subjects tackled in this first time Barrymore directed film. Brava to her!
Whip It!(2009) Escaping her smothering mother's (Marcia Gay Harden) beauty pageant plans for her, small-town Texas teen Bliss (Ellen Page) joins an all-girl roller derby team in Austin and begins living a thrilling double life as Babe Ruthless -- a life that might catch up with her. Drew Barrymore makes her directorial debut and plays fellow teammate Smashley Simpson in this smart coming-of-age tale. Kristen Wiig, Juliette Lewis, Eve and Jimmy Fallon co-star.
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