Comparing "Set it Off" to "Thelma and Louise"
I had big issues getting to this blog! Sorry for the delay!
The first answer I`ll be answering is: " How is outlaw status justified?".
Though the two movies we are comparing are pretty different from each other, the other similarities found are quite strong. In Thelma and Louise, it all started when Thelma saved Louise from a nightmare by ending the life of her rapist. The two women are bonding better than ever..in a way looking for each other, because at that point, all they had was each other. In Set it Off, becoming an outlaw was pretty much the only possibility avaible since they`ve all been screwed in a way by their employers, the government... Like Frankie (played by Vivica A. Fox) said at some point to justify their actions: " We`re just taking it away from the system that`s fucking us up anyway".
At last: " How are the landscapes different?"
"Set it off" was more based in an urban area. A lively city where people knew very well who lived in their neigborhood. Staying in the same familiar area even after committing a crime, gave the police an easy opportunity to track them down. Which was harder for the cops to get Thelma and Louise because they kept moving from the night of the murder. The fact that their journey was mostly in a desert area, gave them a better chance not to get caught (less people means less witnesses)