Pleasantville

This is one of my favorite movies. The first time I saw it my father and I where going to have a daddy-daughter night. Little did I know this movie had a lot to do with sex, as i sat crouched down in my chair hoping my father wasn't as embarrassed as I. Although after re-examining this movie, it has more to do with dissent and acknowledging your feelings than i had once noticed. The fact that they change color, after having an orgasm, or getting angry, or creating beautiful art is like someone turning a light of enlightenment on inside them. The fact that the town slut(in real life) stayed in this altered world in order to be a "better person" however is ridiculous. To want to change is not, but to want to stay in a fantasy is. Most individuals, when receiving what they have always wanted, whether thats respect usually want more, or are unhappy with what they have been left with. This idea that staying in the "happy land" is what will make her happy is hard to accept.