B is for Beautiful
This post is part of a series of posts I’m doing for my 26 movies challenge. For more information, please see the original post; you can see all the posts in this series here.
Beautiful (2009)
Film: Beautiful
Release Year: 2009
Director: Lorene Machado
Main Cast: Margaret Cho
Synopsis: Learning to love her luscious self over the past forty years, comedian Margaret Cho realized that the eye of the beholder doesn’t hold all the power when it comes to beauty. Our tastes may be groomed by the media, but how we feel about how we look brings our self-image into focus. Armed with something more potent than lip gloss – a mouth so shocking and raunchy it should be stamped with a warning – Cho toured America with her manifesto: “This show is really about how we should feel beautiful,” says Cho. “When you feel beautiful, you’re going to have more of a willingness to use your voice to speak.” Shot at the Long Beach Terrace Theater, Cho’s latest stand-up concert film, Beautiful, explores the good, bad, and downright ugly in beauty, and the unattractive politicians and marketers who shape our world. (source).
Where I saw it: DVD
Comments: I wasn’t sure whether to put this under “M” for “Margaret” or “B” for “Beautiful”; perhaps I’m cheating. But who cares? This is my world, right? Anyway. I’ve been a fan of Margaret Cho for several years now, have seen some of her stand up shows live, though didn’t get a chance to see this one. To be honest, I’m kind of glad I didn’t spend the money to see it live because I didn’t enjoy the DVD as much as I would have hoped. Was it funny? Yes, but I didn’t find it as funny as some of her past work. Furthermore, I’m assuming Bruce Daniels did an opening act, but it was conveniently missing from the DVD. I would have liked to have seen more bonus features, Bruce Daniels’ opening act, anything. I guess what I’m saying is I felt this was sort of a let down.
Sue. 20-something. Unemployed bum. Philadelphian.Plans on attending graduate school and hopes to be a librarian. Likes 
