REASONS TO SEE SPY THIS SUMMER
>> (other than the continually fabulous melissa mccarthy).
honestly I never make posts plugging films or tv shows because i’m just too lazy or don’t care enough, but i came back from watching this last night and havent stopped thinking about how fantastic it was.
ok so for those of you that don’t know, spy is essentially a movie about melissa mccarthy’s character susan cooper, whose a mild-mannered analyst for the CIA that ends up taking a field job that takes unexpected twists and turns. aside from being hysterically AND CONSISTENTLY funny (which so many comedy films lack, with the best parts already shown in the trailer!! not the case here!!) here are a couple reasons to spend $11 on seeing spy instead of anything else in theatres right now
aside from maybe jurassic world. still go see that.
the action is legitimate. the same kind of stunts that you see chiseled men doing in moves like james bond or mission impossible flicks, are in here
if youre scared of it becoming too gun-and-lead-blazing action-y, don’t be. some of the best moments are imbued with moments of comedy that come from dismantling tropes or stereotypical spy scenes with real life (think the scene in the trailer were jude law sneezes and accidentally pulls his trigger)
nor do you have to worry about it getting too campy. like i mentioned above, most moments of comedy stem from ruining too-perfect moments you’ve seen in other action movies with mistakes or missteps you’ll recognize from your own life
the ladies get a higher percentage of the badassery than the men!! VALAR MORGHULIS ALL MEN MUST DIE BUT WE ARE NOT MEN
MOST OF THE HIGHEST POSITIONS OF POWER/STATUS/SKILL ARE ALL OCCUPIED BY WOMEN.
mccarthy’s character is not fatshamed once. not once. nor do they make a joke of her weight - she doesn’t wheeze after running 50 meters or get rude nicknames. the only time she is intentionally made out to be “dumpy” is when she is undercover, in obviously ridiculous and unflattering clothes
I REPEAT, MCCARTHY’S CHARACTER DOES NOT HAVE TO RELY ON THE MAGIC MAKEOVER SEQUENCE TO BE SEEN AS DESIRABLE IN THE SCOPE OF THE FILM. SHE IS SIMPLY ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE GODDAMN ATTRACTIVE WOMAN SHE IS. (if anything, her outfit progression throughout the film matches the growing boldness of her personality/confidence)
on that note, there’s also age diversity! one of the major supporting characters, susan’s best friend nancy, is played by 42-year-old miranda hart. the director of the CIA is allison janney, who is 55. even the film’s sexpot-mafia-heiress raina is played by a 35 year old actress (rose byrne). it’s not much, but it’s a start!!
tbh any movie that uses the phrase “limp-dick unicorn” has my whole heart so
susan is in love with her uber-handsome, hella-smooth field agent partner bradley fine (NOT A SPOILER DONT WORRY) played by jude law. who, ya, looks p good. anyway. when she finally vocalizes her love for him, she is not made out to be pathetic, hapless, or hopeless, even though another character is trying to make her appear as all these things at the time
DIMENSIONAL FEMALE LEADS PEOPLE!! PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY SKILLED FEMALE CHARACTERS!!!
also honestly guys its just funny as fuck
SO YEAH. THERE WE GO. a bunch of reasons for you to slink away from this disgusting summer heat to see spy and laugh off like 3 popsicles worth of calories at your local theater.
disclaimer, though. i’ve only seen the movie once now, so i could be missing some problematic or offensive themes or bits within the film. the movie is not perfect, and has very serious and disappointing drawbacks. it lacks racial diversity and uses ableist language at least once.
if anyone has a problem with any of the points im more than happy to remove or edit them!! just let me know!!
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