Thelma & Louise (1991)

Genre: Drama/Adventure/Crime

Starring: Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel, Michael Madsen

Our society has always shunned women, looked upon them as objects of desire and never given them a status of equality or responsibility. Two such friends, Thelma (Davis) and Louise (Sarandon) decide to go on a road trip to get away from their lives and enjoy some time together as friends. Thelma has a controlling husband who never allows her any freedom and constantly keeps her crushed under his authority. She is tired of her life and Louise offers her some respite via a two-day weekend getaway. With everything taken care of, the duo decide to head out and enjoy their vacation as much as possible but things go out of hand soon after. Their road trip quickly escalates into a nightmare and somehow Thelma and Louise find themselves becoming the kind of people they never thought that they would become. A brilliant movie that showcases feminism at it's best, the rapid escalation of something as simple as a vacation into a tragedy, the constant shift in the nature of the characters but yet keeping the entire movie composed and not letting it go rogue. Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis look like they were best friends since birth and seem like natural friends and get along hopelessly well in the movie. When it kicks off, the movie appears to be slow and maybe even borderline boring but when the escalation starts, that is when you find yourself unable to take your eyes off the screen. Directed by Ridley Scott, this movie has won numerous accolades world over and continues to be a landmark movie to highlight women empowerment. A great entertainer if you ignore the first half an hour.

Thumbs up: Great performances

Thumbs down: A bit slow to take off

Rating: 7.2/10