A positive feminist view or not?
Thelma and Louise doesn't exacatally present feminism in the way that I usually think of it. However, I think that at the time the movie was released it presented a real break through in the way that people viewed women and their rights. Rape in the late 80's, early 90's wasn't usually thought of as a violation of women/s bodies or rights. Most people probably would have thought that Thelma was "asking for it" by dancing with Harlin for so close and for so long. By showing the violantion that rape actually involves in the case of Thelma, and the anger and hurt that it can perminantly cause in the case of Louise. I think that this awareness alone is a huge step forward for feminism in films, but that said there are parts of the movie that were not steps forward for feminism. Thelmas character does not protray a strong feminism example when after almost being raped she willingly sleeps with another strange man a few days later. Who while the intraction is mutal, betrayed and used her just like all the other men in her life have.