tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769582070673052767.post7349239216861214580..comments2023-08-21T04:54:52.711-07:00Comments on Girls Can Play: ChangelingElise Nakhnikianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01440060265899485266noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769582070673052767.post-66082590157231711352010-08-21T17:47:23.031-07:002010-08-21T17:47:23.031-07:00I think this review is way too harsh. I think the...I think this review is way too harsh. I think the movie is austere, but I disagree with your point about the single mom and the filmmaker's take on it. I live in modern times, in NYC, but life is very tough when you are really all alone. So, I find it very believable that in 1920's America, a single mother would indeed be all alone. Single moms are STILL seen with suspicion and with prejudice. I imagined Jolie's character to be very harshly judged by her society. The film has evidence of this harsh view of women and how society treats them in the commitment to mental wards under legal process. The scene where the "Doctor" tries to make Jolie herself believe she is crazy says it all. Those parts of the movie, shows how women were seen and dealt with in the 1920s. My assumption for her loneliness and tough exterior was that Jolie's character was being careful as a self protective measure.Leonila Vega, Esq.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05888387810750734759noreply@blogger.com