Your thought on the God awful film that is Eat, Pray, Love.

fotobird · May 2011

I, for one, thought that it was terrible and just cloaked in commercials by the ever-so catchy Florence and the Machine.
I thought Julia Roberts' character was pompous, a glutton (and I mean this as a broad term, not just food). I thought that it gave a facade that, sure, be frivilous, overindulgent. Leave your husband for your midnight bathroom revelation to a God that you don't believe in. I can stand the movie. I never saw the ending, but I'm hoping somewhere along the lines she goes back to her husband to prevent from sinking into further dumbassery.
Furthermore, I cannot percieve why someone would love that film! I have a friend who could watch it "a million times", it was just that inspiring... I'm just not a fan.
Apparently the book has more explaination as to why she's such a twatwaffle.
What are your thoughts? Inspirational? Emotional? Or just a stupid film?

CinemaGoddess · May 2011

I read the book.

By the end of it I wanted to punch the author in the face.

DeerHunter79 · May 2011

kmeek19:
I, for one, that it was terrible and just cloaked in commercials by the ever-so catchy Florence and the Machine.
I thought Julia Roberts' character was pompous, a glutton (and I mean this as a broad term, not just food). I thought that it gave a facade that, sure, be frivilous, overindulgent. Leave your husband for your midnight bathroom revelation to a God that you don't believe in.
I can stand the movie. I never saw the ending, but I'm hoping somewhere along the lines she goes back to her husband to prevent from sinking into further dumbassery.
Furthermore, I cannot percieve why someone would love that film! I have a friend who could watch it "a million times", it was just that inspiring... I'm just not a fan.
Apparently the book has more explaination as to why she's such a twatwaffle.
What are your thoughts? Inspirational? Emotional? Or just a stupid film?

Love the word! Never saw the movie and no desire to I have heard it is pretty bad

KoalaBear103 · May 2011

I wanted to like it. I really did. But, I didn't-it was pretty terrible.

quidditchcapn1120 · May 2011

I read the book first. I always finish books and I had a REALLY hard time finishing this one because I didn't like the author or the writing, AT ALL.

The movie, unfortunately, was even worse.

HisSunshine1220 · May 2011

I read the book, it was ok. I liked it for the parts where she was in India and Bali. I liked the information it gave, not so much the story.

t.bird · May 2011

i haven't cared to read the book or see the movie.

islelily · May 2011

Some friends had said they loved the movie (and book) so I actually sat down and watched it this week. ugh. Terrible. I agree with OP about her being a glutton. She was very selfish, but I guess that has to be involved if she leaves everything to follow her dream and find herself.

fotobird · May 2011

Thank Jebus I'm not the only one who has a personal hatred for that film. Why would people love it? How do they construe her?

VABride2008 · May 2011

I just couldn't get into it, I thought it was rather boring.

historychick79 · May 2011

The author is whiny-selfish, and the experience self-indulgent. I could never ditch my husband and child. But on bad days, her life is my fantasy. It would be amazing to have had the funds to spend a whole year travelling on my whim.

Chrissy1019 · May 2011

cinema_goddess:
I read the book.
By the end of it I wanted to punch the author in the face.

I only read part of the book. I made it through Eat and Pray. I just couldn't torture myself through Love.

fotobird · May 2011

She had the option to remain married and ensue on there "self discovery" adventures by herself, did she not? I think a spouse would much rather hear about her needing to situate her midlife crisis for a year than terminating their marriage so that SHE can pursue nonsense dreams. I understand if she needed to be in touch with who she is and needs to be for her own fulfillment, everyone needs that at one point. I just don't think I would ever enter a marriage if I had an ounce of that uncertainty.
I don't like that carefree demeanor of "screw everyone who loved and helped me to this point" thing.

islelily · May 2011

sylwill:
I am very surprised by some of the posts here. Not everyone would like the movie, fine, but to say she's selfish because she left a husband and marriage which she was VERY unhappy in to find herself? Maybe we don't have the money to find ourselves in Bali and India BUT if you were that unhappy in your marriage, what would you do? Let's say you even tried counseling? what's next?
And, I am not being snarky, I rarely am, but these are the Interwebs and I cannot put my face in here so you can see my quizzical expression. I really want to know what you would have done had you been her.
Andplusalso, I do not believe she left a child anywhere.

I agree that she seemed unhappy at the beginning of the movie. I found her selfish because I felt like it was all-of-a-sudden I'm done with this marriage and you can't tell me otherwise how she told her husband. He claimed she never told him she was unhappy or showed it any other way.

I would hope that my husband would at least try to communicate his unhappiness before calling it quits.

Jen3016 · May 2011

I read the book, but didn't finish because I thought it was very...self centered, and definitely didn't connect with me in anyway. I was anxious to see the movie, primarily because I like Julia Roberts, and hoped that it would be better than the book. I didn't think the movie was horrible, but definitely didn't think it was as good as it was made out to be.

SPOILER: She didn't go back to her husband or lover, but someone new from her travels. She's kinda wh0rey IMO.

ashf4i · May 2011

LOL!! It was a terrible movie - couldn't have said it better myself! What was worse is I actually bought the movie before I watched it - was so excited to see it and I love Julia Roberts. Can't believe she took that role, I didn't even finish it!!

Jennifer Ruth · May 2011

I read the book and really disliked it, but stupidly tried to watch the movie as well (because I too like Julia Roberts).

I think a couple PP hit it right on the head. The author came across as extremely self-indulgent and self-centered. And she used being religious (ok, well spiritual) when it was convenient.

My major issue was that she left a husband and tried to "find herself" outside the identity she derived from having men in her life only to (SPOILER) wind up with a new man at the end of the book.

The story was riddled with hipocrasy. This is one of the few books I have ever read (and I'm a voracious reader) that I honestly disliked.

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