CITYSPOON

This weekend was the release of Sucker Punch with Director Zach Snyder. Yes it’s a 300 style/Watchmen and Dawn of The Dead guru.  We got to see it in IMAX. I was a little surprised because it was about 17.50 per person. It’s like buying two movies because the screen is bigger, it’s digital, and the sound will melt your face off. I was half expecting a hot little girl group fighting team. It was not what I expected with Emily Browning being this hot little Babydoll who shops from the Sailor Moon catalog.  It was pretty sad with the whole storyline of the abusive stepfather who wants the family fortune and puts Babydoll into a mental institution.  It’s confusing. Because in her head, it’s a club kinda like Burlesque but you never get to see the dance numbers.

The thing that fascinated me about this is they actually brought through morals and values through each mission of obtaining an object to escape. It was funny because I was expecting to see the dance that captivated men and brought them to their knees. It kind of reminded me of the Sirens in Greek Mythology from Homer’s Iliad. Errr The Oddessy with Odysseus.

“If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything.”

At one point it was like opening a fortune cookie after each mission. Stop and actually watch and listen to the movie. Don’t be fooled by the scantily clad girl group prancing around killing WWII Fascists or Stone Samurai’s. Don’t just ponder on evil orderly who takes money to abuse the women in the mental hospital. It’s not what it’s about. It’s about freedom, self-sacrifice, self-confidence, and the fight for survival.

Sure, all the critics are gonna talk about the acting or how cool the effects are, or even the hot girls with the guns and swords. But what Snyder is famous for is the story. It’s all about the story…