‘Sisterhood’ a pleasing chick flick

Stitched within the fabric of a pair of thrift-shop jeans lies the

union of four teenage girls that somehow unites them through the most

unlikely circumstances, but also shows exactly why they share such a

strong bond.

Based on Ann Brashares’ novel, “The Sisterhood of the Traveling

Pants” is a story of strength and weakness, self-discovery and

admitting that there is more than one way of looking at the world.

This movie is an intertwining of four girls’ personal, physical,

mental and emotional experiences, tied together by the sharing of a

pair of jeans that magically fits each of them.

There is Lena, the quiet beauty who realizes there is more to her

than others perceive; Bridget, the intense soccer player who tries to

cope with the loss of her mother; Tibby, the filmmaker who comes to

acknowledge that there is more than one side to every story, and

Carmen, the outspoken writer who realizes her suppressed anger toward

her once-devoted father must be brought out into the open.

Without giving too much away, the summer these four girls spend

apart is, in essence, the summer when life becomes a tangible

reality.

It would be unfair to say this film leaves you completely

tear-free. However, these few moments are definitely not an

all-consuming aspect of the movie. There are some quite clever

innuendoes within the dialogue that lightened the sometimes somber

tone.

All in all, the appeal of the film is for the more feminine

gender, but men should not overrule it as an unparalleled

chick-flick.

* SARA SALAM is a student at Corona del Mar High School.