Title: Emily In Paris (series)
Date Released: October 2, 2020
Maturity ratings: 16+
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Creator: Darren Star
Cast: Lily Collins, Lucas Bravo, Camille Razat, Ashley Park
Rating: 10/10
My thoughts…
It has been a while since I have watched a feel-good movie that represents the typical assumptions to women, but this one has a twist. Emily in Paris portrays the life of Emily Cooper (Lily Collins) who had a great opportunity waiting for her in Paris, but that excludes less great friends and experiences. She was bullied and confused due to cultural differences, but that resolves in the latter part of the show. The show had displayed a realistic insight of what reality might feels like for someone who is willing to take risk for a better opportunity, and even thought sometimes it does not end quite well, this show gives you strength and hope.
This show is extremely feministic. Paris, being a city of love, does not really mean “love” as love, but “love” as an expression of desire, hunger, and lust. That being said, the show has a great portrayal of how a woman is usually viewed in the aspect of sex—in short, the objectification, like the part where she was assigned in a commercial where the model walked between the aisle of men wearing nothing but a perfume she is endorsing (I also think this is objectification but they justified is as “sexy”). Emily, being as feminist as she is, felt offended and awkward, and and just like any other feminist would do, she voiced out her frustrations and views. They hated her for that. They hated a power of a woman being vocal and extremely aggressive in politics and career, which much showed the reality of women on daily basis. It sounds familiar, right? I’m sure you have seen similar women in that situation, or worst—you.
I’m pretty sure you have felt uncomfortable by now just by the mere mentioning of the biases of this show, but that is not really the plot I am happy for. The thing is, despite the prejudice she faced among the French people who hates her, or even the fact that she’s called basic (like Gossip Girl basic), or in the eyes of patriarchy—she did well in her career, but not really in relationship.
Well, that is something I’m looking forward at Season 2.
