Journal 5: Hype of Magic Mike

For this weeks pop culture blog posting, I chose to look at a review on the movie, Magic Mike called “Zen and the Art of Male Stripping: ‘Magic Mike’,” by Jennifer Lind-Westbrook. This is a movie I never got to see when it came out and honestly didn’t know anything about it besides there is a lot of naked dudes in the movie.  I found this review to be very informative in that case, because it gave me a brief understanding for the story line within the movie.  Without ever seeing this movie before, I only heard about the hype and crazy “Magic Mike Lovers” who have.  My understanding from this review is that this movie is very controversial about social and moral values.  Working as a stripper and selling drugs isn’t something I see as the social norm.  Because I have this preconceived idea, I find it interesting that this movie was so largely talked about.  Just the other day, a friend told me she saw it with her grandma, aunts, mom, cousins and sisters.  Should we talk about awkward! It would be like saying, “hey grandma, I think that dude is totally your type,” as he is dancing and de-clothing on the screen. I think not!  Maybe its just me, but I think certain things are meant for the privacy of yourself and your own home.  This may be the greatest movie every created, but I guess I would have to see it before I could make that confirmation, and I just don’t have the urge to do that.  

http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/164471-magic-mike-zen-and-the-art-of-male-stripping/