The movie Trust shows women to be capable of existentialism but shows that it is harder for them to fully achieve. The main character is truly an individual, but unlike her male counterpart in the film, is still attached to her societal values. Maria is constantly stuck to family, needing to constantly please her mother even though the tasks given to her are not in her interest. Unlike her, Matthew Has family ties with his father, but he allows himself to chose to stick with him or to go. Matthew leaves his obligations with his dad and his job with no consequence, and though he is viewed as a social outcast, he mainly decides his own individual path by his own means. Maria however has to decide on the abortion of her baby, and is constantly blasted with social pressure and questions on her decisions, both from the protesters, doctors, her family, and herself. Her own inability to disassociate herself from idea of family and motherhood made her less of an existential character.
I really like what you are talking about in your blog post. I never really thought of how it is easier for men to achieve existentialism in society compared to women. While trust shows that women have the ability to achieve some part of being an existentialist, the movie says that they can't fully achieve it. I believe that nobody, man or woman, can truly be a true existentialist.
ReplyDeleteI agree, the main character Mathew seems to be distant and really understand who he is and where is values lie, accepting and creating the kind of man he wants to be. For Maria it is much harder because of all the different forces holding her down whether it was the man in the liquor store or even her own mom being oppressive.
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