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Griffith's character a bit like Palin - underrated, mocked--

posted 15 years ago by acheapmom
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Griffith's character - with her soft voice and lack of official spy training - seems improbable, but she proves she can think on her feet and thus is allowed to spy in Nazi Germany by her new boss (and romantic interest) played by Michael Douglas.

She has an unofficial resume' - she can quickly think on her feet and act!

Yes, appearances and speech can be deceiving!!! Woe to the Nazis - who failed to look past the surface...of this frail appearing woman with the childish voice.

In situations where most East Coast grads of fancy schools (Harvard OR Vassar) might fail, Griffith survives---to successfully complete her mission with the aid of Michael Douglas's character. (Note - Except for maybe the last few minutes of film, Douglas is assisting HER!!!)

This film - and "Working Girl" - illustrate the blue collar young woman who might be educated but who gets snubbed by both women and men because she is not from the "correct" East coast families or "correct" fashionable colleges.

[–] MercurialAquarian 11 years ago

Griffith's character was self-assured and savvy, yes, but didn't grandstand, attempt to make a mockery of others or quit the assignment prior to its completion.

Objection, your Honor. You can't preface your second point with first of all.

[–] HarveyManfredSinJohn 10 years ago

What rot. Linda Voss is meant to be a smart, working class Jewish woman from the school of hard knocks, who lives by her wits. Sarah Palin, like Griffith, is an ignorant, pampered, over-privileged bimbo who couldn't have any less understanding of what it would have been like for a Jewish woman in early 1940s Germany.

People who go to the 'correct colleges' do so because they're smart and have the brains to succeed in such environments, but you seem to be brainwashed by nonsense like this and 'Legally Blonde' which erroneously portray bimbos as heroines, rather than extolling true feminist heroines, the educated tough ones who don't rely on men all the time and are battling for acceptance in a world that still prefers its women to dress up in pink and speak in 'cute' baby voices (like rich girl Melanie Griffith...please check her bio, she's definitely no working class heroine, and her casting as Linda Voss and Tess McGill would be laughable if it wasn't so offensive to genuine working class success stories who use their brains not girly voices and blonde hair to get by).

Hollywood should stick to its liberal roots and stop pandering to the 'Bratz' loving bimbos and 'Legally Pink' Sarah Palin brigade with their girly brand of anti-feminist/anti-intellectual 'girl power'.