Thoughts on Knocked Up

Back in the day, when I still had brain cells that functioned properly, I would have written a blog post about Atonement or another classically elegant movie based on a piece of literature. I did see Atonement and really liked it, moreso than I did the book, but its weightiness is just too much for me right now. So my critical inquiry for the moment is limited to Judd Apatow films.

D and I watched Knocked Up over 2 evenings. I liked it. Won't make it to my favorite movies of all time list, but it was entertaining and actually made me think alot about domestic issues.

First, there is a very good reason people like watching hardbodies in porn movies. Because seeing Seth Rogen do a sex scene is not appetizing. I don't want to see someone who looks like me or my hubby or my neighbors doing it. Let's just leave the real human bodies in their real human bedrooms.

Secondly, I am glad I am not like the sister, Debbie. It's absurd that she was so angry that her hubby played fantasy baseball instead of having an affair. It's also absurd the way she got so pissy when he didn't fret over the sex predators in their neighborhood. I HATE sports, but I'd develop an interest in them if my spouse talked to me the way she did. I guess I'm lucky that D and I don't have that kind of mouthy, spit-fire argument style. I might think D is a stupid, dumb ass at times, but I certainly don't tell him to his face (primarily because I don't want to know when he's thinking I'm a stubborn, tightwad bitch).

Thirdly, I can understand a bit how women get miffed when their husbands or male partners need "time away," but that is simply the way men are. I might want time away or need time away, but being a mommy is inherently different from being a daddy. It's "momma bear syndrome." I know I have personally felt hurt when D has said the kids were driving him bananas or when he wanted to get away from them. It is irrational, but I think there is an instinctive, protective component to why women feel that way. But if I acted like D is a asshole jerk for thinking this way or saying this, then I have to lump him with every other "normal" guy who feels this way on a regular basis. And if the majority of men experience it, then it isn't one guy's problem. Women may feel the same but being a momma, in general, means an altogether different level of involvement with children.

For the record, Katherine Heigl did not lumber around as a pregnant woman does, especially in the sack. During that pregnant sex scene, her butt was way too quick to move around into different positions. Lifting my 22 week pregnant ass off the couch is an ordeal, so flipping over on a soft mattress is a feat that takes many minutes and some intense upper body work. And as a 1st time mom, she would be far more concerned about bleeding after intercourse than getting her groove on. And what is so bad about doggy style (or on your knees or rear entry), by the way? Just another example of women being presented as semantically prudish.

And the birth scene.....
I've done the natural thing, and the pain was so intense I was in another fucking world. I couldn't have strung 3 grunts together during transition (the hard part), let alone enough to say, "I don't want to do this. Give me an epidural now you fucking dicksucker."
And by the time you get to the pushing part, you actually feel better.
Also, is it just me, or did someone have a Brazilian wax before delivery? Or was it the blonde hair?
The birth scene in Jude the Obscure with Kate Winslet was better.

So there's my 2 cents about KU. Cute, funny. Totally not worth remembering. A good way to spend a weekend after going to soccer games, the pool and dealing with kids/work.