We were asked in class about how we were feeling about Wanda. Personally, I felt really sorry for her and I just wanted her to be happy and for the movie to have a happy ending. I guess I just like the types of movies that give me answers to all my questions and gives me complete closure on the story and that gratification and in essence, that Awww effect.
We meet Wanda, she has just been dumped by her husband and as we see in the movie she is literally dumped by every man she meets on her wandering journey. She obviously has no self-worth what-so-ever especially based on how she allows men to treat her. She does not care about her children and felt that her kids would be better off with her husband than with her. What mental state is a woman in that can just walk away from her children like that. It was like she was just empty inside.
I kept waiting for something good to happen to her, but nothing ever did. I guess this type of movie they don't give you that typical happily ever after story. I kept waiting and wanting for her to be saved by someone, anyone. She just wandered around with what seemed like her head in the clouds. She was pretty clueless and extremely naive. I guess I was really hoping for the sappy love story to happen. I just kept waiting for it. It never happened.
I just felt so bad for her. The way Mr. Dennis would slap her around and she would just take it. Like she deserved to be treated that way. No one deserves to be treated like that. I really thought there was going to be a little romance when she and Mr. Dennis were in the empty field drinking and Mr. Dennis took off his jacket and put it over her shoulders. But when she says, "the sun's going down," he just tells her that her hair looks terrible and she should wear a hat.
There is not a lot of information out there about Barbara Loden here are a couple websites: http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Barbara_Loden/190111
http://www.timeout.com/film/newyork/reviews/64206/Wanda.html
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I think you did a really great job writing your feelings about the movie. I have done the same two topics as you, but you are much more articulate. In this case you are also much more sympathetic to Wanda's character.
I also wanted something "good" to happen to her. It seemed as though she was finding her way with Mr. Dennis, but after the bank robbery she lost her way again.
Watching "Wanda" made me feel sorry for her situation, which is probably what she didn't want her audience to feel. I felt uncomfortable as others may have felt because I was uncertain what was going to happen to Wanda. Someone once told me that "the unknown" (any unknown) is scaring. This film was scary because many contemporary films (esp. comedies and romantic films) are very predictable and confortable.
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