We should probably establish a page on SFAR just for Mindy Kaling related items, because we love her so much. In the meantime, let the shout outs continue.
Mindy recently penned an article for the The New Yorker magazine, in which she provides an overview of why she LOVES the mushroom-trip fantasy land that is the modern romantic comedy film. The Rom Com, if you will.
As she peppers her piece with colorful phrases (“razzle dazzle”) and describes female characters through spot-on allusions and allegory, Mindy shines a spotlight on the canned, juvenile formula today’s Hollywood depends on. The first specie of Silver Screen fable? The Klutz. Instantly, we imagine Anna Faris tripping over a pail of water before careening into the hunk of her dreams.
So poignantly does Mindy poke at an industry which confines female actors to boxes of stereotyped dribble, that some readers might not even realize what she is doing.
Just then the shroom-trip haze lifts and we’re staring into reality. What’s that you say? Stumbling into a pail of water before falling onto a model-esque man has about a 1 in 4 trillion chance of happening and is the creation of male writers and producers trampling the integrity and talent of female actors and peers- not to mention an egalitarian society? Ah yes, precisely.
Cheers to Mindy for again weighing in on this stunted modern reality. It’s one of those perverse realities where you have to laugh in order not to cry. Cry because it’s sad watching SJP portray an uptight anal Bluetooth headset-wearing woman yet again on screen. Let it be recorded here in history, Mindy, we Roger your call loud and clear.
Let’s get Katherine Heigl out of those 27 wedding dresses she’s stuffed into. Moreover, let us stop supporting films that limit women to third-rate supporting characters.
Now we need to get our hands on Mindy’s book…
Xo
SFAR
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[Image Source: The New Yorker]