On the other hand, the movie implies that by virtue of her beauty, drive and apparent drug-free lifestyle, Roberts is the exceptional sex worker who – unlike her pal Kit, for example – deserves a better life. On one hand Roberts’ character, Vivian, is a compelling protagonist who dispels the stereotype of the drug-addicted “crack whore” with little ambition, Hail-Jares said. They do it out of economic necessity after encountering roadblocks to traditional employment such as lack of education, a criminal record or sexual discrimination, she said. Most sex workers that Hail-Jares encounters through street-based outreach are not in it for a lark, or because they lack the drive to succeed, she says. The movie glosses over the less-than-glamorous motivations that can lead women into sex work, says Katie Hail-Jares, a board member of the Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP USA). It whitewashes the realities of prostitution Here are some of the leading pro-and-con arguments about the movie. Some critics complain the Garry Marshall film, whose female lead is an unrefined prostitute rescued from the streets by Richard Gere’s elegant millionaire, degrades women and glorifies materialism. The movie, which celebrates its 25th anniversary on Monday, grossed $463 million worldwide and made her the biggest female star in Hollywood.īut how does it stand up today? Not everyone is a fan. Most of all it had a lesser-known actress named Julia Roberts, whose radiant smile and coltish charm lit up the screen. The breezy comedy had all the key elements of romantic fantasy: a plucky, down-on-her-luck heroine, a rich, dashing prince and a Cinderella love story with a fairy-tale ending. Enjoy what you've got and be thankful for what you are.For a generation of moviegoers in the early 1990s, “Pretty Woman” was a cultural touchstone. We all generally get fatter and shrink with time. When I was very young, I was 5'5" in high school, and five foot two, eyes of blue was the ideal which we all wished we were at that time. We are all in the human condition together and all any of us have is what God gave us, which may or may not be in "vogue" at any given time. Tall women who like to gloat over their height and put down shorter women may well have to deal with osteoporosis in later years. and I'm five-nine in 5" high heels myself." - Whenever I run into boys who were in my class in school, I'm taller than most of them. The thing was that she was wearing 5" stillettos. Several years ago, a distant relative by marriage who may be 5'7" and naturally somewhat skinny and diets religiously was at an event which I (5'4") attended wearing flat sandals spoke to me and quickly asserted that she was 5'8" tall. My experience with women especially who like to project the image of tallness goes like this. I realize there are tall people, and they are fortunate that at this time in history, the fad is to be tall. Having just read my last comment, which was prompted by an article I read in 'The Enquirer', I would like to end this comment nearly ten months later by adding that I sincerely hope Julia is in a much happier place now. I'm going to have to find out who plays her husband, for he must be very tall indeed, but first I am going to lower my original guess for Julia from my February comment, which was 5ft8. Yet here I have before me the opening scenes of the first film mentioned, where in the opening scene, Julia goes to a party with her tall husband and looks quite average-heighted for a woman, and then, back at the beach house with her brutal, controlling monster of a husband, who towers over her, she could pass for a tiny-boned 5ft5 woman, completely helpless next to the beastly monster! ![]() It was the film 'Sleeping with the Enemy' which showed me that Julia can look absolutely tiny! I mean, seriously everybody, I thought in 'Pretty Woman' that she was 5ft11!
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