At 34, Bridget doesn’t know what she wants, but she knows she doesn’t want a baby — not now, at least — and so she doesn’t hesitate to make the decision that might’ve served as the focal point of a…
At 34, Bridget doesn’t know what she wants, but she knows she doesn’t want a baby — not now, at least — and so she doesn’t hesitate to make the decision that might’ve served as the focal point of a different kind of film. In “,” getting an abortion is just one of the many things that happens to Bridget, and the casualness with which it’s presented will outrage some. That’s fine.
But unlike that Judd Apatow-produced studio entry, “Saint Frances” shares none of the pressure to partner up its potentially “unlikable” female protagonist with a man who can handle her baggage. I put “unlikable” in quotes because I adore this character: Bridget makes a lot of bad choices and seems totally unprepared for most of what life throws at her , but she feels as human as they come.
“Good,” I thought, but wasn’t courageous enough to say. We already get movies about urination , masturbation and boners , courtesy of more than a century of letting guys make movies about their own bodily functions. Why do we know so little about women? And more importantly, why should they feel shame — and men feel disgust — for something so natural? This is what is meant by the word “normalize”: By bringing such subjects into the light, movies have the capacity to render them normal.
Hollywood studios don’t make scenes like this, but they should. Such a moment will always be awkward, and “Saint Frances” plays it for uncomfortable laughs, but maybe it wouldn’t be quite so awkward if and when it happens to you if you’d seen something like it before on-screen. As a millennial , Jace seems more in touch with his feelings than she does. He keeps an emotions journal, and doesn’t mind discussing its contents. That makes him a little high-maintenance for her taste.
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