Analysis

Analysis

Symbols and Tropes

Hero's Journey

Ever notice that every blockbuster movie has the same fundamental pieces? A hero, a journey, some conflicts to muck it all up, a reward, and the hero returning home and everybody applauding his or...

Setting

Deep Sh*t, ArkansasLOUISE: No, I'm out of town. I'm in...I'm in real deep sh*t, Jimmy. Deep sh*t, Arkansas." Thelma and Louise starts out in Arkansas in the summer of 1990—though the Arkansas par...

Point of View

A Two-Stor(e)y…Thelma and Louise is told in a standard narrative way and doesn't take many risks with narrative technique. On the one hand, we have Thelma and Louise flying through the countrysid...

Genre

Adventure, Crime, DramaWe know what you're thinking. You're thinking, "Wait, you mean this isn't a chick flick?" That's right, sweet ducklings, Thelma and Louise belongs to several genres we typica...

What's Up With the Title?

Okay, it's about two ladies. That's hard to miss.But why is that important? Well, think about other titles that have pairs of names: Romeo and Juliet, Lady and the Tramp, Bonnie and Clyde. A two-na...

What's Up With the Ending?

The (in)famous ending of Thelma and Louise has been the cause of much celebration—and also much outrage. The writer, Callie Khouri, felt so strongly about this ending that she wouldn't sign off o...

Shock Rating

RThelma and Louise is a crime movie, folks. Make that crime sexual assault, toss in some words you learned on the playground, and add a dash of Brad Pitt for steaminess, and you have an R-rated mov...