It is iconic, this image of this elegant-looking lady in a little black dress, pearls around her neck, bun atop her head, sunglasses over her eyes. Everyone knows who she is: she’s Audrey Hepburn, and it’s from her role in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Unfortunately, this image was all I knew about the movie, and so I decided to watch the movie.
Before you proceed, please take note that what follows below are my own personal opinions, and is not in any way intended to be a movie review. If anything, it’s a personal reaction.
WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!!!
The movie was from the 1960’s, and that should probably account for why I didn’t get it.
I didn’t get why a Japanese man had to be portrayed so badly.
Or why you would climb into bed with a man you just met (and have no sexual intentions, really?) and knowing that he’s naked and just had sex with another woman.
Or why you would leave a friend (regardless of whether she’s a friend or a “friend”) knocked out on the floor with people dancing around.
And this is my biggest gripe: why o why would you say, “I love you, you belong to me!”
If this movie got anything right, it’s when Holly Golightly replied, “People don’t belong to people.”
*Sigh*
Then it got ruined for me by that whole cat in the rain scene.
Sorry, fans of Breakfast at Tiffany’s. It just didn’t win me over. I didn’t feel the romance.
