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reading bad reviews of Erin Brockovich so I can feel less alone 
I should go yell in my housemateâs face âthe late great http://RogerEbert.com agrees with me that the character development is thin afâ
it seemed *really* important to the writers of this film that Erin Brockovich achieve the collective good in this film off the strength of her individual goodness alone (and the liking of a tolerant white male boss who needs her to cover her cleavage,
and so the film implies, is the only male character who doesnât want to sleep with her. but yeah, her main obstacle in the workplace is that sheâs so beautiful itâs distracting, not her need to belittle every woman at work: Black, fat and less attractive ones.)
everything else she gets in the film, though, falls into her lap because sheâs an aggressive beautiful white woman, with no real redeeming feature, who cared about the social good, literally for once in her life.
like people just offer this woman pivotal clues for this giant class action lawsuit sheâs investigating, because she âlooks easy to talk toââ even while sheâs trying to avoid the man (because heâs truly creepy)
literally all you need to achieve social change is be beautiful and really, really want it. also, be propelled by a semi-fictional plot and the desire of the male director and audience.
yes you might be poor but thereâs a surprise cheque waiting, plus we love scrappy working class woman characters as long as theyâre symmetrical and have a âquiet dignityâ about them. + a rags to riches story.
no need to form alliances with people like or unlike you, just an ability to relate to the âlittle manâ on behalf of the big one. which is an inspiring story if you look like Julia Roberts. Black women donât behave like that at work and get to keep their jobs.
rant about y2k movie over!
