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[krickets]

→ I'm still having a hard time coping with the new changes. Bleh. I can usually find a way to be optimistic about stuff, but this I can't.

→ There's apparently a movie [TV movie maybe?] in which Kate Winslet plays Evan Rachel Wood's mother. And on top of that it's a period piece. I did that math, people. Kate was 11 years old when Evan was born. What is with all these super young actresses playing the mothers of twenty-somethings? Thirty five is too young to have a daughter in her mid-twenties. Maybe it's because I'm approaching the big three-zero, but it irks me to no end. Can we at least try to cast people so they're remotely age appropriate? Please? Holy hell.

→ I also increasingly notice the age-gap between romantic leads. It keeps getting bigger and bigger. Vera Farmiga seemed more closely matched to George Clooney in Up in the Air, but he's actually about 12 years older than her. She's only 37. Matt Damon is also 12 years older than Emily Blunt and they're starring in The Adjustment Bureau together soon. Ben Affleck and Rebecca Hall are more closely matched but they're still 10 years apart. These are just ones I've noticed lately and they're probably not even the bigger age gaps. I think that "Couples Retreat" was a good [bad?] example of that! And you guys know me, I have no problem with younger/older relationships, but when it seems to be the rule rather than the exception, it kind of sticks out to me as oddly mystifying and a little annoying. Compare it with Chasing Amy, for example. Ben is actually four years younger than Joey Lauren Adams. [Apparently she's 42!]

→ I have no idea where these random rants came from. Ignore me.

Comments

[hepburnesque.livejournal.com]

I also increasingly notice the age-gap between romantic leads. It keeps getting bigger and bigger.

I think it's a case of it's okay for men to get visibly older in Hollywood, but not women. It's a stupid double standard.

I hate it, too, when 30-something women play the mothers of 20-something women. It doesn't make any sense! Cast some age-appropriate women, please! Susan Sarandon comes to mind!

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Sure Susan Sarandon, but there are plenty of others. Even someone in her early forties would be at least slightly more feasible to have a daughter in her mid-twenties.

I'm sure you're right about the "men are allowed to age and women aren't" thing. I guess it just seems that that's more true than ever. What a crazy world we live in. I guess once I turn 35 I'll have to start wearing pigtails, haha.

[gigglemonster.livejournal.com]

I definitely noticed the Mom thing a little in Life Unexpected too. I don't think that show is quite as drastic as some though. Gilmore Girls springs to mind too. But I don't know the ages of either of them. I think a good example of appropriate mom casting would definitely be Buffy.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

I think that in Life Unexpected is a good example. Last season it was stated that Cate was 32 and Lux was 16 which makes it a sixteen-year age difference. At least between the characters, but I'm not sure of the actresses ages. But at least it's established that Cate had Lux while she was still in high school so it's a tad more believable. But still!

[elliotsmelliot.livejournal.com]

I just caught up with your posts. I'm sorry to hear about the job and family changes. *HUGS* I hope things look better this week.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Thanks, hon. *hugs*

[hazyflights.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that trend bugs me as well. And I was just saying about Kate being Evan's mother - DOES NOT COMPUTE. They either needed a much younger actress for Evan's role, or a much older one for Kate.

[crickets.livejournal.com]

Or both? Haha.