Comments on: Knocked up – see it if you want some really good light entertainment

By: Helen

Helen — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 04:37:29 +0000

Sometimes a cigar is only a cigar.

But. Portrayal of individuals presenting the opposing sides is not nothing, given the fact that we’re talking about a film here, not a random event in reality. The director and writer portrays things a certain way for a reason.

The forced-birth movement in the US is simply too powerful for an American moviemaker to make a film sympathetic to a woman choosing an abortion. They’d simply be crucified, and be a box office flop. But, to be fair, as I’ve said they need the pregnancy to go ahead in order to have a plot.

By: Nicholas Gruen

Nicholas Gruen — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:08:49 +0000

Helen, do you think it is possible that they weren’t hints?

By: Helen

Helen — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:47:15 +0000

Sorry about the two Howevers in that comment.

By: Helen

Helen — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 08:46:48 +0000

If Heigl had had an abortion, = no plot, hence no film. However, we do have to stretch our credibility a little to believe Heigl deciding to have the slacker guy’s baby. However, I did notice the subtle hints which you might have missed: was it a coincidence that Heigl’s mum was the one wanting her to have an abortion and she was portrayed as a tragic, cold, botoxed, selfish old caricature. Whereas Slacker’s dad, who would rather they carried the pregnancy to term, was portrayed as warm, human, lovable.

The film didn’t delve into the issue far enough to come out as clear pro- or anti-, but the stereotypes made the message loud and clear, at least to me.

By: Nicholas Gruen

Nicholas Gruen — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:37:48 +0000

Yes BG, Infuriating that the film is regarded as anti-abortion. It shows someone wanting to keep their baby. No angst, no moralising about the subject whatsoever. If anything it would have been more realistic – and still not anti-abortion if it had contained that. But then that’s the logic of (a certain conception of) political action – any admission of alternatives is to be anathematised.

By: TimT

TimT — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 06:40:49 +0000

Yobbo! This chick just called me! She's got the hots for young libertarians in the north of Australia, and she wants your number!

By: Yobbo

Yobbo — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:35:55 +0000

“Tis a splendid film, isnt it? Though Heigl is so ludicrously skinny its hard to imagine her being pregnant at first.”

Is it fashionable to like fat chicks or something now?

http://www.hollywood-celebrity-pictures.com/Celebrities/Katherine-Heigl/Katherine-Heigl-16.JPG

How is Katherine Heigl skinny? If anything she’s one of the more built actresses getting around.

Stop pandering to womynists and grow a sack TimT.

By: Backroom Girl

Backroom Girl — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:20:14 +0000

Thanks TimT – and do the pro-choice lobby really need to wonder why so many people think they are pro-abortion?

By: Laurie

Laurie — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:43:58 +0000

I didn’t see it as anti-abortion – it was clearly mentioned that it was an option she was considering.

I found it very funny – and very crass! And I think it put back my plans on having kiddies a good five years with the crowning scene. Eeeeeeegggggghk.

By: TimT

TimT — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:17:55 +0000

Interesting, BG. Here are two examples:

http://newsblaze.com/story/20070627085656tsop.nb/topstory.html

http://www.prochoicemaryland.org/politicalupdates/press/200706111.shtml

By: Backroom Girl

Backroom Girl — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:06:58 +0000

I’m looking forward to seeing it sometime soon, with the 15 year old daughter once she has recovered from the current bout of Pottermania. I was interested to hear Judd Apatow say that he has had some flak from pro-choice groups in the US, who see it as an anti-abortion film. That is, to portray anyone choosing to proceed with a pregnancy when abortion is clearly the sensible option must mean that you are anti-abortion.

By: TimT

TimT — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:37:44 +0000

‘Tis a splendid film, isn’t it? Though Heigl is so ludicrously skinny it’s hard to imagine her being pregnant at first.

The Troppo quote for today – ‘To hold a pen is to be at war’ – at first read to me like this:

‘To hold a penis, to be at war.’

Perhaps they’re not so different after all.

By: Jacques Chester

Jacques Chester — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:22:03 +0000

I just came back from Transformers myself. It was chockers full of crunchy geek goodness. I couldn't take my eyes off Megan Fox, but then, neither did the director.