I love Fried Green Tomatoes — book, food and film, but today let’s focus on the movie (although here’s a recipe to placate the hungry and an amazon link for the readers among us).
I’ve always liked this film. I laugh, I cry, and I enjoy very much the company of the varied, interesting, complex women in this story. The movie makes some people grumpy because it chooses not to make explicit the relationship between Idgie and Ruth, but honestly, it’s all there on the screen, in every moment between them. It’s lovely. And then there’s phenomenal Kathy Bates, whose work I adore.
So here’s my Monday treat for you. Evelyn (Kathy Bates) isn’t exactly the most assertive woman on the planet. But lately she’s been listening to stories of a mythical mighty woman called Towanda….
Find your inner Towanda! And give her a hug from me.
Oh, I heart Fried Green Tomatoes!! Snookms bought the movie for my birthday many moons ago, he knew how much I adored that movie.
And yes, I agree, it’s all there on screen with Idgie and Ruth. I think I’m gonna go fry me some Fried Green Tomaters!! Towanda!!
Oh man, that was good. Thanks. One of the benefits of being older…
I love that movie too. And I’ve always liked the soundtrack. Never read the book, so I’ll have to remedy that.
“Righter of wrongs, queen beyond compare,” Yes!
I haven’t laughed like that since I saw it the first time. My favorite scene is the one with Idgie, the bees and Ruth.Anyone who thought the depiction of the love between Idgie and Ruth is too subtle is too unsubtle to live, IMO.
Kathy Bates is an angel in that scene. 😉
Well, hell, Duncan. I just wrote a fairly pissy comment back to you on the ice weasels post because I didn’t like being lectured about my word choice, and here you go being all human and funny on me here. So now I have to go go delete my comment there and simply agree with you here. Shit. 😉
Oh yeah, one of my favorite movies of all time. Towanda!