‘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.
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