Thelma && Louise
Feminism is concerned with gender inequalities and equal rights for individuals amidst multiple kinds of social, cultural and political turbulence. A feminist can be any sort of backer for these universal concerns (intensity levels may very). Side note: Feminism doesn’t always have to be the FIGHT for equality. Too many people in this world see feminists as high-pitched, eccentric activists with hateful motives.
I suppose that after watching the film “Thelma and Louise� the viewer has a chance to reflect on how the women handled the initial incident, evaluated the circumstances and gradually allow the rest of the unfortunate episodes to evolve before them. The lack of active involvement on both Thelma and Louise’s part leads the viewer to believe that they betrayed the means of feminism.
After what happens to the both of them just as the vacation was kicking off, they run away seeming to be searching for something to rationalize two lifetimes worth of betrayal by men. We first get a taste of this escaping behavior when Louise shoots the man who violated Thelma in the parking lot at the bar. This scene is followed up by moments of Thelma and Louise driving aimlessly in the car; both women trying to comprehend what has just happen. As the journey continues and they wind up in even thicker misfortune, we come to the conclusion that it’s both Thelma and Louise fleeing from--honestly--everything.