I have just watched the movie Monster Vs Alien recently and I find a very interesting correlation between the message of the movie and the women out there. It is simply not just a kiddies movie. In the movie, Susan Murphy a.k.a Ginormica is the epitome of a modern woman. Hence it’s no coincidence that Reese Weetherspoon is the voice behind Ginormica after her box office success of Legally Blonde which took women empowerment to a new height, albeit in pink. Not every woman is a dumb blonde even if she is naturally born with blonde hair and Reese Weetherspoon is one example of a smart and tough cookie.
Back to our Ginormica, when she was just Susan, she is the ever typical woman who would give everything for love. Nothing is more important than Derek, the husband-to-be, even foregoing her dream of going for honeymoon in Paris, just so Derek could settle for his dream job in Fresno. When she turned into Ginormica after being hit by a meteor, she still dreams of her life together with Derek. Derek on the other hand, could not handle the fact that Susan will gain most of the spotlight after Ginormica’s heroic act of saving people on the bridge that was being attacked by a giant robot and leaving him in the dark. Oh by the way, Derek is a spotlight hogging anchorman and weatherman who loves to check himself out in the mirror all the time, hence it’s not a wonder why he loves being in the spotlight. Susan was devastated. She desperately wanted to return to her normal size and return to her normal life.
However, things took a turn when she realizes her power of being Ginormica. As she puts it ‘There is not a jar in the world that I can’t open now’. Susan realizes how strong she can be and how she is able to do things herself. She does not need to be normal. And there you go, the modern woman realize that life will not stop just because of a selfish man. That anything is possible and even if you are just a woman, you can save the world!
In a way, the movie can be sort of like an eye opener to all the women out there to think about themselves and their capability to survive rather than being dependant on men. I am not saying that women should be completely independent of men (of course we need them) but women sometimes forget their self worth and their own strength when they are blinded by love. Some of these women are pretty and intelligent but they slave themselves to the notion that life’s success is to settle down with the ‘right’ man hence catering to the man’s every need, forgetting their own. Personally, I feel that partners should complement each other. It’s a balance between ying and yang rather than overshadowing or controlling the other.
At the end of the day, Derek the pesky limelight hogger was flicked into the air and swallowed by the blue alien blob and spit out in mucus in front of everyone. Oh what a humiliation. I so love the ending :)
