Thelma & Louise: Feminism or no?
I believe Thelma and Louise presents feminism in a very blunt way. The way that they use the automobile as a thing of power in the video, and the way they talk to men or yell at them about the way they respond to women. I definitely thinks its a very common response for a feminist. The part of the film where Thelma shoots the guy that tries to rape Louise- she speaks to him with such anger and disgust, and she shoots him without even a second thought. Afterwards she seems to be shaken up but not regretting her decision. She felt he deserved it. And you can tell that she was driven by fear and understanding- she had experienced sexual assault and obviously is still not healed, and this comes out in the way she responds to the situation with Louise. She is an angry woman, and she has every right to be. That's feminism.
To me, feminism is an understanding that our world is structured around gender, it is the knowledge that we will receive certain treatment just because we are women, and being a woman will largely determine the path you will take in life. Being a feminist means you are committed to work towards a world where women are treated as equals, and working towards giving women a better life then they have today.