Society's Child
Judge Marilu Henner asked Bolte during Sunday's Miss USA pageant on NBC: "Do you think women are depicted in movies and on television in an accurate and positive way? And please give us an example."
Bolte answered: "I think it depends on the movie. I think there are some movies that depict women in a very positive role, and then some movies that put them in a little bit more of negative role. But by the end of the movie, they show that woman power that I know we all have."
"Such as the movie Pretty Woman. We had a wonderful, beautiful woman, Julia Roberts, and she was having a rough time, but, you know what, she came out on top and she didn't let anybody stand in her path."
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Julia Roberts probably thinks the same thing. An actor is the closest thing you can get to a prostitute. Probably worse. Actors don't even speak their own lines.
A role model is a prostitute, and this idea that there is something "positive" about emulating the external attributes of someone else at the expense of one's own soul and one's own voice is the glue that holds the whole prostitution ring together.
Distributed by Disney's Touchstone Picture division and directed by family friendly Garry Marshall. From Wikipedia:
"The story of Pretty Woman centers on the down-on-her-luck Hollywood prostitute Vivian Ward who is hired by a wealthy businessman, Edward Lewis, to be his escort for several business and social functions, and their developing relationship over the course of Vivian's week-long stay with him.
Originally intended to be a dark cautionary tale about class and prostitution in Los Angeles, this motion picture was reconceived as romantic comedy with a large budget. It was widely successful at the box office, and it became one of the highest money-makers of 1990.
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Edward Lewis (Richard Gere), a successful businessman and "corporate raider", takes a detour on Hollywood Boulevard to ask for directions. Receiving little help, he encounters a beautiful prostitute named Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) who is willing to assist him in getting to his destination."
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My, my, now that is classic Disney family friendly fare don't you think? At least we can see where some of today's film's roots come from. The seduction to the dark side is step by step full of invitations. Seems Darth Vader would agree, just ask Luke.
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Just to be a knob,
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