Disclaimer: Aesthetic Distance is 100 percent against violence in all of its vile forms, and I believe firmly in the need for significant gun-control reform in the United States. While in this shoot prop pistols were used in the recreation of scenes from the 1991 film, Thelma and Louise, these images are in NO WAY a glorification of firearms. They are present only due to their artistic, symbolic relevance to the original film’s larger themes.
Complex and powerful female characters can be difficult to find in cinema, which is why 1991's Thelma and Louise has always stood out to me as ahead of its time. Female friendship is another theme that is hard to find in cinema yet it seems like there are about ten male buddy movies every year. For this blog post, I'm throwing it back to the mother of all female buddy movies. Thelma and Louise was realistic and changed the perception of women's roles in society.
The film blended fun elements of the road trip movie and buddy comedy genres with serious issues like domestic abuse, female empowerment and sexual assault. It also acted as a brutal self-commentary on Capitalist America - the women declare their freedom by fatally driving off the edge of the Grand Canyon and gave a huge "fuck you" to the patriarchal society in which it existed.
Shae-Li as Thelma. Shae-Li wears Frye Cowboy boots throughout the shoot, which can be found at Bottle of Bread, one of my favorite vintage boutiques in Baltimore. Special thanks to Morissa Rothman-Pierce for letting us borrow them for the shoot!
Tiffany Michael as Louise.
Thelma and Louise took the very first onscreen selfie but back then, it wasn't called a selfie, it was just a "hey, let's take a picture of us, nobody is here and my arm is long enough" photo.
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