Holly Golightlyaway
I realize that for many of you the following will register as somewhere between sacrilege and actual assault upon a beloved and holy object, but I just watched Breakfast at Tiffany’s for the first time and while I’m rather fond of Audrey Hepburn… I sort of hate Holly Golightly. Not, you know, with a deep and burning passion to the depths of my soul, or anything, but she’s pretty much the antithesis of everything I think a human being ought to be. She isn’t even the kind of person I think is rotten but secretly find terribly entertaining and kind of wish I could be for an afternoon, either, like the Heathers or Marla in Fight Club. I can’t bring myself to admire, empathize with, or love Holly in any way. I just find her selfish, sad, irritating, and utterly maddening as an image of femininity.
I’m pretty sure that means I’m taking the film too seriously, but feel free to argue with me (Hi, mom. ;-)).
April 11th, 2007 at 11:48 am
She’s a flake, but she’s a young flake, and she’ll grow up. She got Cat back, right? There’s a start!
(Poor Cat; I hate when she tosses him.)
I also hate the shoplifting part, because I’m a tight-ass.
You can sorta forgive her for never going into the library because she IS a hick.
Maybe you’d like the original Capote story better; it’s *very* different.
April 11th, 2007 at 12:03 pm
The moment she pushed Cat out of the car was when I decided she really and truly was an idiot. It’s nice that you’re so hopeful; I guess I just don’t see in her the spark of anything that would eventually grow up to be a person I’d like and admire. She’s one of those “charmingly eccentric” characters that I dislike not because they’re so unlikeable but because I feel I’m supposed to like them for being charmingly eccentric.
I’ve never read ANY Capote; isn’t that awful? I’ll try the story.
April 11th, 2007 at 12:21 pm
I feel the same way.
April 13th, 2007 at 2:13 am
It has been such a long time since I watched the movie. I adore Audrey Hepburn, so it does not matter what character she played. The story is too hazy in my mind now to take on your challenge to comment. Part of growing old. If she had made you disliked Holly, then I think she had acted well.