JB and I are taking our first trip together next week. We are going to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. He wants to celebrate Valentines Day then. The only thing I wanted to do was see Dionne Farris at the Appache Cafe. JB did not want to go, J. did not have time to run it by loverboy, plus I could not get a table seat. I was in no mood to be standing for hours. It was a cold rainy night so I was not really pressed about going anywhere. I did break the rules and got JB some ballons and roses.
I spent the evening with a nice candlelit soak in the jacuzzi tub soothed by the sounds of Dianne Reeves and a bottle of Moet. Then watched a great copy of Monster on DVD.
Monster is a excellent movie. Charlize Theron truly deserves the Oscar for her portrayal of Aileen Carol Wuornos. A highway prostitute executed for killing seven men in Florida during the 1980s. Christina Ricci gives a solid performance as Shelby, Aileen's lesbian love interest.
I was reacting to this movie as if I personally knew these people. I felt the Aileen was a good person who caught several bad breaks, but did what she had to do to survive. When she found someone to bring a little happiness in her life, her nose was wide open, just totally caught out there. And the object of her desire was her downfall. In the name of love, she got rid of logic and conventional wisdom.
Aileen's story was extreme, but what I think captivated me with the movie were my thoughts of various people I have met or heard of over the years who are in these compulsive, addictive, and destructive relationships. Sans the murders, I am sure we all know somebody living this life, or possibly we could have walked down this road ourselves at one point in life.
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That's one of the reasons I'm intrigued by serial killers. Who's to say it wasn't just life circumstances that turned them into murderers? If you haven't seen any of Nick Broomfield's documentaries on Aileen, I highly recommend 'em.
Posted by chase | February 16, 2004 7:24 PM
Posted on February 16, 2004 19:24
You know I had tickets to Dionne Farris, right? And Monster's on DVD already?
Posted by karsh | February 16, 2004 9:07 PM
Posted on February 16, 2004 21:07
Looks like I'll be trying to go see Aileen. I'm always a day late and a dollar short.
Posted by ej | February 16, 2004 11:32 PM
Posted on February 16, 2004 23:32