I still remember during the release of Titanic in India, if you hadn't seen the film, you were dubbed an 'outcast'. In fact funnily enough watching Titanic had become a status symbol of sorts. Today things are not too different. Trashing Sex and The City 2 has become a fad. People who have never followed the iconic series on HBO and can't even spell couture are giving their 'expert' opinions on how the film is silly and amateurish. It's high time when people realise that the movie is aimed at an audience who relish decadence at its best and who soak in couture in its purest form (READ: SJP's flowy gowns, stilettos and outrageous berets).
Coming back to the movie, I felt it was a delight for anyone who is a succor for luxury, style, vintage and all things limited edition. From Carrie's minimalist and uber chic apartment with a walk-in closet, to Big's sprawling office cabin overlooking Manhattan's high rises to the pristine white gay wedding bash to the opulence and regal razzmatazz of Abu Dhabi--it was eye candy at its peak! The film starts with Carrie's cloying voice in the backdrop summing up her stories and of her ever dependable girl friends-Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda. Her first appearance in a white kaftan with golden shades sends a frisson of intrigue down the audience. As the action shifts to Abu Dhabi, drama kicks up and so does Samantha's libido. The scene where Samantha's Birkin breaks and all the condoms splash across the road and she boos all the scoffing Arab men is the funniest of the lot. It is surprising to see Arab women hiding their LV ensembles under black abayas.
Carrie continues her sweet gesture of being a softie and thoughtful when she leaves some money for her caring butler at the hotel as she is unceremoniously chucked out. It reminds me of the episode of the first part when Carrie gifts a LV bag to her assistant for whom the bag means the world.
All in all the film was an epitome of joie de vivre and critics don't really matter as the film has already hit the jackpot across the cities on box office.
3 comments:
A film is a film manish.. it may be fashion centric but its not a fashion show! There has to be a story to it! Besides, if we r only talkin fashion, the prequel ws way way better in terms of everything! one of my fav scenes frm the requel - At midnight when carrie visits miranda on new years eve and says 'u r not alone'.. tht one line got etched in my memmory forever. SATC 2 IS IDIOTIC AND INSANE.. shudnt be mistaken for being escapist!
I'm not the hugest fan of the SATC series. Probably the only reason I saw the first film was to ogle at the clothes and the shoes and the bags. The movie helps you embrace the hedonist in you. That aside, even I'd agree that the film was never expected to be a masterpiece. But it was meant to entertain its target audience and that it has! For critics, being scathing is being fashionable nowadays.
loved your review Manish will go and get it from Blockbuster this weekend and watch it!
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