I have had the privilege of catching my all-time favourite Sex and The City on the big screen before it is officially opened. I attribute it to the genius of someone who manage to create a special need for fans to be the “first to watch” or should I say, successfully manipulate the fans to feel privileged, just like how I am feeling now, by introducing something called “sneak preview” on the eve of the opening.
Well, I am crazy enough to plan for the special night, where I could enjoy a little dressing up, sit back and be marvelled at the most representative of early 21st century women’s pop culture phenomenon unfold. Yes, despite the detectable hype on major female magazines and fear of over-expectations, I must say, the movie did live up to its charm like how it did in our living room and occasionally, personal computer.
The movie is indeed very entertaining if not, a great masterpiece of portraying women and their lives in Manhattan where people are known to go there to find love, at least according to the movie, idealistically. Love, as we all want and need is fortunately and/or unfortunately a great part of happiness. We need to love and be loved and when we have both, it can be living happily ever-after, like how all our childhood fairy tales told us. Except, when reality kicks in, it does not come easy.
Everyone will have their very own take-away on this movie, be it fashion, love, friendship etc, I won’t deny that it is a movie for mainly women and how fun and fashionable it is to be a woman. Be it now or for many more years to come.
Here is my very own take-away which I sum it in this quote ;
"When you stop following fashion, you create fashion, you create style and ultimately, you live your style."
