Various criticisms of the latest Sex and the City Movie have included comments such as: the sex was less gratuitous or, how can they have everything and still not be happy?
However, for me, the girls or rather, the women in the film, demonstrated the basic state of the human condition; that most of us strive to achieve perfection, in whatever form that may take. We all have hopes and fears that permeate our day to day existence and sometimes, make us question ourselves or drive us to frankly, in Carrie's case, silly behaviour. And is it truly possible, to live in bliss daily? Surely, there will always be something that niggles at us? Some slight annoyance? Whether it be the cashmere scratching our skin or going to the box of chocolates only to find it empty?
This particular film felt more real for me - perhaps because I'm soon to be faced with some similar questions that Carrie and the others have to grapple with. Do I want children? Do I want to bring children into a world that is so full of destruction and poverty? What constitutes contentment? Existential questions that for many, never seem to arise as they follow the flock but which for me, appear as mountains in my path which unavoidably, I must traverse. Relationships inevitably move on from being just about sex and fun and enter a new terrain so perhaps, Sex and the City 2 was not the most appropriate title for the film?
It is also apt that the film skillfully tackles questions of femininity and sexuality across cultures in a year when the Women's Liberation Movement celebrates its 40th Anniversary. I couldn't help but identify with Samantha when she screamed at the Arab men in the Souk, "YES. I HAVE SEX!"
So, it's definitely a film worth watching, the odd laugh, the odd touching moment and it overflows with style and class. I was especially heartened by Carrie's gesture and would definitely recommend you go see it!
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