Saturday, February 24, 2007

Rainbow for sale

'Rainbow' is my favorite film on Judy Garland because it doesn’t show the usual cliché image of Judy as the sensitive genius driven by self destructive insecurities,but as an exploited entertainer driven by the real insecurities of being a contract player for MGM Studios in the 1930’s.
It’s a Judy being treated as a commodity to be bought sold or traded on terms determined by businessmen who care for nothing but profits
It’s a Judy being told what to do what to sing and what to say
At one point she is offered the magic shoes she wore in ‘Wizard of Oz’ as keepsakes by an MGM studio official.
“What for?”she says”its just another pair of shoes”

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