The double standard of Ten Inch Hero

[agt_spooky]

One thing I forgot to mention the other day in my weekend wrap-up post was that I randomly caught Ten Inch Hero playing on the Movie Channel on Sunday. Haven't watched that in a while so it was a nice surprise.

But then I was reminded why it makes me mad. Now I love Jensen as Priestly. He was awesome. I loved his "screw you" attitude with regards to his appearance. That was who he was. And the underlying theme of the entire movie was that you shouldn't have to change who you are for people to accept you. That was true for Piper and Trucker and Jen and especially slutty Tish. But not Priestly! Oh no, he had to get rid of his mohawk, all his piercings, shave and dress like a stupid preppy in khakis and a button down shirt AND give his real name all for slutty Tish to finally give him the time of day. Really? REALLY? For HER? Sorry, Priestly, but you could have done SO much better. It just makes me so mad that he was the only character that couldn't remain true to himself.

Am I the only one who feels that way? Am I over-reacting?

Comments

Totally Agree

[incendiere.livejournal.com]

This was really the first thing that came to my mind at the movie's end! I was so annoyed and disappointed, because Priestly was an awesome character, who had to change everything about himself just to get the girl, and while I'm glad Jensen acted in it and got to meet Daneel, I was so annoyed!

Re: Totally Agree

[agt-spooky.livejournal.com]

I’m so glad it wasn’t just me upset with the ending! It just went against everything the movie was preaching and made no sense. I’ll never understand the writer’s reasoning behind that.