Deeds not words..Does this phrase you sound familiar? .
When I was in Manchester,there was a certain statue which grabs my attention.It’s located in St.Peter Square.The statue is of Emmeline Pankhurst (it’s also called ‘Rise up women’) and is a proper tribute for standing up for women’s rights back in the day.So,Fried Green Tomatoes is a clear example of that,this film is a glass ceiling in that moment : Women empowering women.This historical representation of women’s rights was counteracted by the characters’ actions, showing the audience that women are competented not by the rights they are given but by their will to become the people they want to be.
Fried Green Tomatoes is an American drama film.It is directed by Jon Avnet in 1991.This emblematic movie was based on a novel called Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe.In terms of grossing,the film was a complete success,despite of its low-budget.Besides,this film was released in numerous of theaters in the USA.It received positive reviews and as a result two Academy Awards.Originally,the film was created the story for a musical,yet Jon Avnet didn’t disagree with the idea of Idgie and Ruth singing their way through the story.As a final point,it is true that there is a real Whistle Stop Cafe,it is located in Georgia and the visitors could enjoy the original plate of freid green tomatoes,like Idgie and Ruth.As a final point,I would like to mention that there are some theories which consider that Nanny and Idgie are the same person,but Jon Avnet and the book never mentions it.
Evelyn Couch (Kathy Bates) is married to his unconcerned husband Ed,who doesn’t take care his relationship.Evelyn usually visits her aunt in a nursing home.There,she meets Ninny (Jessica Tandy),a talkative and cheerful elderly woman and starts a fairly friendship.One day,Ninny talks about a story in the town of Whistle shop.This story covers two young women,Idgie (Mary Stuart Masterson) and Ruth (Mary-Louise Parker).Both they suffered a devasted situation when Jamison tragically passed away.He was Idgie’s older brother and Ruth’s boyfriend.At first glance,the girls’ link is not the best one,yet over the years they end up inseparably.The film exchange the pretty narrative between Idgie and Ruth,and Evelyn and Ninny.
Fried Green Tomatoes is iconic in its presentation of love across the years,across generation and across boundaries.It’s a tamed but still powerful love story and a lesbian classic,if only in subtext.
…Remember if people talk behind your back,it only means you are two steps ahead.
