Hit Girl makes me Smile, uncomfortably.

Okay, let's agree that all of us have different levels of tolerance for violence.

and vulgarity.

and very dirty words.

Let's set that aside for a moment. 

In the movie, Kick A** (newly released on DVD), Chloe Moretz plays an eleven year old superhero named Hit Girl.  In the movie she kills a lot of bad guys.  Most of them men.  All of them bad.  She has been taught the skills she uses (martial arts, weapons of various shapes and sizes) by her father, who in one scene shoots her in the chest (while she's wearing kevlar) so that she won't be afraid when someone else does.

It's not a heartwarming tale.  The language Hit Girl uses is........horrible.  It's horrible enough to make me cringe (and my tolerance is medium to heavy).  But....  as an example of a young woman in film, she's, well, she's admirable.

She does things with such incredible assurance.  She faces the bad guys, all of whom are three times her size and weight, with such gusto and then WINS!!

I can't recommend the movie.  I would absolutely tell my mother that it's not for her.  However, if you're feeling old.  fat. incompetent about anything.  Then maybe you should give Kick A** a look-see.

Comments

[Sandra]

You're right -- not a movie for those as "old" as your mother or as young as your girls. My guess is no Academy Award nominations here. :)

[Shadowthorne]

Hello new minion of mine :)
Thanks for visiting my blog and I usually repay the courtesy by paying a visit at yours... looking around the room, brushing the furniture for dust, gawking at the pictures on the wall etc etc. :)
Well, I've seen Kick A** at the movies months ago with a few friends. I found it rather decent and original, though strictly not for youngsters to view. I am not a vulgar guy, though sometimes I use very VERY strong words to children (I am a teacher) to make a point (to the rowdy ones anyway).

[Shadowthorne]

I did try to post a comment in your new blog but I was unable to do so. Maybe my connection was too slow.
A pop out comment form is easier to load, just my thought :)

[Hilary]

Hmm I'm sure I posted a comment here yesterday... stating something like this movie doesn't sound like my cup of tea.. and that I was unable to see the photos posted in the previous blog post because I don't use AOL (a message came up telling me that I appear to have logged out of my AOL account).

Thanks for your visit to my blog recently. Very much appreciated. :)

[Rock Chef]

Sounds like the sort of movie I pick up when it gets nice and cheap!