The World According to Garp sounded fishy to me, literally. I actually thought it was a movie about a fish who went gulp, gulp (hence the name Garp), in a bowl and how the world would appear to it if we spent a day in its mind, something along the weird and quirky lines of Being John Malkovich.
But thank goodness it was a lot more than that. Helmed by a steely woman, who had a son out of wedlock, it showcases how mother and son named Garp live out their lives, always remaining true to themselves.
The mother, going by the moniker Jenny Fields and played by Glenn Close, was a really remarkable woman. She conceived her child ALMOST by artificial insemination (it was a close call), she raised him by herself, she wrote a bestseller denouncing sex and with money gleaned from that, she opened a half-way house for women with psychological needs and social issues.
On hindsight, she was a woman who was just beginning to break the shackles of society that dictated female rights, especially in those heady times when women were beginning to discover their self-worth. I didn't know how to label her as I was watching the movie, feminist, social worker, philanthropist, weird? But yet, she did not hate men or humanity, rather it was men who couldn't accept her, except her son of course. I say, she is fiercely independent and a leader in her own right.
And as for Garp (who was played by Robbie Williams), he loves writing too, but his stories are always terribly sad, and yet he is so upbeat in person. Oxymoron? or philosophical follower? Strongly attached to his family, he can be said to be a family man although infidelity (won't say who!) threatens to rock it. Throw in a spot of castration for extra flavor too...
This movie promises all that I have mentioned and many more. It gets you thinking and I have many queries but they will have to be answered by my good ol' friend IMDb. Definitely a movie to catch if you feel like nosying around people's lives in general or discuss serious family or feminism issues.
But thank goodness it was a lot more than that. Helmed by a steely woman, who had a son out of wedlock, it showcases how mother and son named Garp live out their lives, always remaining true to themselves.
The mother, going by the moniker Jenny Fields and played by Glenn Close, was a really remarkable woman. She conceived her child ALMOST by artificial insemination (it was a close call), she raised him by herself, she wrote a bestseller denouncing sex and with money gleaned from that, she opened a half-way house for women with psychological needs and social issues.
On hindsight, she was a woman who was just beginning to break the shackles of society that dictated female rights, especially in those heady times when women were beginning to discover their self-worth. I didn't know how to label her as I was watching the movie, feminist, social worker, philanthropist, weird? But yet, she did not hate men or humanity, rather it was men who couldn't accept her, except her son of course. I say, she is fiercely independent and a leader in her own right.
And as for Garp (who was played by Robbie Williams), he loves writing too, but his stories are always terribly sad, and yet he is so upbeat in person. Oxymoron? or philosophical follower? Strongly attached to his family, he can be said to be a family man although infidelity (won't say who!) threatens to rock it. Throw in a spot of castration for extra flavor too...
This movie promises all that I have mentioned and many more. It gets you thinking and I have many queries but they will have to be answered by my good ol' friend IMDb. Definitely a movie to catch if you feel like nosying around people's lives in general or discuss serious family or feminism issues.