Sucker Punch-Don't throw Babydoll out with the bathwater

Just got back from Sucker Punch.

Basically people only want to know is it good or is it bad?

I think most people will say BAD  but I think it was better than a lot of movies in this genre. To save you reading I give it a 3 out of 5.

 It did get me thinking about the reality and dreams presented in the movie. How much of it related to actual events the character of Babydoll (and particularly Sweet Pea) were experiencing? How much was in her mind , who actually existed and why? What did they represent ? Was it all Babydoll or was this a shared dream of the girls? Was the ending real? Was the beginning real? 

I am actually enjoying those questions.

Also yeah the girls kicked major ass. The costumes were very sexy-fied and not exactly appropriate for large scale battle. The baddies were insane in a very anime/video game kind of way (loved the undead steampunk Nazis). I certainly envied Babydoll's eyelashes. Wow for the eye make up all around in fact *sparkle sparkle*.The music was intense and really worked in the scenes.

And of course- there really wasn't back story on a lot of it. (personally I don't see how we could get a real back story on the girls because of the dream/reality aspect). I think the beginning could have had a bit more about Babydoll and maybe a bit of foreshadowing about where these dreams might have come from. A lot of things aren't explained or resolved - it really end up being up to the viewer to come to your own conclusions about these loose ends.

This movie is fast paced, loud and visually intense. It is all kinds of sexy and perhaps maybe too sexy for some people. It is about girls who have had all their power taken away. They are trying to take it back and find their freedom any way they can. Some might criticize the  costumes , make up and over all sexualization of the girls. It didn't seem that horrible to me. It is also missing a bit of heart. For  all the tears and identifying with some of the characters  I had a hard time getting  an emotional connection. Also the woman who played the Doctor really bugged me. Also I would have like to have just once seen Babydoll actually dance.

When I day dream  or fantasize  am I going to make myself a buttoned down, sensible shoe wearing, quiet woman? Or am I wearing heels that would kill me if I tried to wear them in reality , sexy, exotic , talented and powerful? 

Do I dream that the giant monster is going to squish me or some hero needs to save me or do I suddenly find the strength and kick their ass? 

Do my dreams  have to make sense and  match reality  or do they take me wherever I want to be in the end?

If I was in these girls places I would probably be clinging to my fantasy world just like them.

This is not a great movie. It could have been so much more . It SHOULD have been so much more , but the things I disliked  don't outweigh the good parts. To the people who made this movie I would say - yes, like this but better. More. You can do it.

I am glad I watched this movie. It was worth the money - even if it wasn't perfect. 

If you go see this  watch the beauty, the intense battles, listen to the music - be swept away with the intensity . Worry about the plot holes and loose ends and thin characterization  afterwards. 

I filled all those things in with my own imagination anyway.

Movies this kind of  reminded me of: Moulin rouge , Underworld , Chicago , Burlesque , Assault girls , Alice in Wonderland  and strangely Annie.