Where were you in 1991? Some people were at school. Some traveling. Some becoming parents. But for two actresses and one top notch director, they would show the world of film that a roadtrip about two women was going to make its impact in the world of cinema. Yes, I am talking about the one and only Thelma and Louise and come this year it is it's 20th year anniversary. The movie that made girl power a huge statement, that made a big star out of Brad Pitt (and his abs) and showed that women don't have to turn ugly or play a real person to win an Oscar nomination. Susan Sarandon has never been better, and Geena Davies made everyone stand up and take notice. Hollywood was proved that two women could handle holding an entire movie and with the help of the legendary Ridley Scott (Gladiator, Alien) that it would become a huge sensation at the box office, with one of the most memorable endings in movie history, (it still makes this reviewer keep wishing everytime I watch it that it would change just once). And if you haven't seen it, what have you been doing for the last twenty years? Seriously, this is one piece of cinema everyone needs to witness in order to fully appreciate when a movie says "stuff you to society" and just goes for it, breaking all the barriers and stereotypes in its way. This reviewer is a bit biased towards this film (it's my second favourite film of all time), but I urge you to see why this film won so many awards, and why it is cinematic gold.
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