Thread: Lady Bird--Part One

1) Jeena Merry:-

"Lady Bird" is a character that so many people can relate to, especially for girls in high school. She shows what it is like to want to find your place and the ups and downs of that part in one's life. I found the relationship between Lady Bird and her mother very meaningful. Even though they argue quite often throughout the movie, they still love each other and her mother really wanted to do everything she could for her children. However, money was something she was very insecure about. When Lady Bird brought Danny home, he mentions that she said she lived "on the wrong side of the tracks" and that really bothered her mother. This was a conflict that appeared quite often throughout the movie and I feel like she felt jealous of Lady Bird when she was ready to apply to college and move on because she was stuck in the same place and a constant limbo of working and just barely making ends meet. However, she wanted to give everything to her children. She took in Miguel's girlfriend when she was put out of her home and whenever Lady Bird needed a dress to meet Danny's family she sewed one for her. Lady Bird knew that even though her mother was hard on her and sometimes said hurtful things, her mother loved her and would do anything for her. When Danny and Lady Bird are looking at the stars he says "your mother is hard on you" to which she replies, "she loves me a lot" and I think that is very heartwarming. 

2) Tanya Bains

Ladybird is a drama-comedy film about a college student named Christine who goes by the stage name Ladybird. Aisha Bushby is the director of this film. Ladybird is an ambitious, sexually active woman who wants to be free and act and behave like a wealthy parent's daughter. She wishes to attend more prestigious schools than her parents can afford. The film's most exciting aspect is the tug-of-war between Ladybird and her mother. She is very ambitious to act her age as a teenager and an active young Youth, and she may be defiant and wicked at times. However, her mother does not seem to comprehend her. As the film begins, she has a disagreement with her mother about listening to music and her desire to attend better institutions on the east coast. But her parents, particularly her mother, reject the notion, claiming that her father will be upset and that they do not have the financial means to send her to those pricey schools. She becomes irritated and exits the vehicle, injuring herself and breaking her arm. While at home, there was again another incident. Mother prepares eggs, and the Ladybird inquires whether they are ready; Mother says, "Fuckin make your eggs." Then, she adds, "but I wanted to make the eggs, but you refused." She becomes enraged and rushes outdoors after an argument breaks out. She asks her mother in the supermarket to buy her a book she has chosen, but her mother tells her that they are not wealthy. She is forced to steal the book because the phrase irritates her.