There is something about women who kick serious butt in movies that makes me really proud. I can hardly kick my leg higher than my shins, my punches look more like upper-cuts and if I was actually given a weapon to use, I would probably just run and cry. No, I am not even an adrenaline junkie enough to try skydiving, or ride on the back of a motorcycle. I won't even go rock climbing! But somehow, I still feel a major connection spark when I see women in movies beating up the villains and doing crazy action stunts. I think to myself "I could totally do that." And let's be honest—I can't.
But I leave the theater filled with so much excitement for all the things I actually can do. I feel like these amazing (made-up) action, adventurous women lend me a bit of their gusto. If she can do backflips off a building while it's exploding, then there's no way I can't finally finish organizing my basement this weekend. Or how about this one: If that girl can speak seven different languages and work as an under-cover spy, then why couldn't I figure out how to use that ice cream machine and rock it?!
So when a movie like SALT with Angelina Jolie comes out, I am ready for action. The more imaginative, the better. The higher the kicks, the more deadly the scenarios and the more far-fetched the action scenes, the better I am for it. I hope you girls are as excited as I am. If Angelina can look amazing as a blonde and brunette in the same film, then maybe I could look sexy in that bob haircut I want after all.
