The Reel Rejects - STEEL MAGNOLIAS MOVIE REVIEW – THIS MADE US CRY SO MUCH! - FIRST TIME WATCHING | - DOLLY PARTON

Starting point is 00:00:00 Citizens of the Reject Nation, we gather here today to honor and celebrate our recently departed Dolly Parton by doing something that I can't believe none of the three of us have ever done. Pretty wild. Which is watch Steel Magnolias. And we're doing that because, A, it's a movie that we've heard people talk about a million times. A lot. B, because in Dolly, we trust. And as the number one litmus test on planet Earth, if you don't love Dolly Parton, then we don't love you. Fun facts about Dolly Parton.

Starting point is 00:00:30 Everybody's name one thing that you love about. Dolly, I'll start. The fact that she wrote, I will always love you and Jolene in the same day. Insane. Tara? Okay, the Nails sing where she's like, working not too far.

Starting point is 00:00:45 She started that song, the melody, just singing it, a cappella with her freaking nails as the beat. Sign me up forever. Andrew? One thing I love about her, there's many things I love about her. I love that song, Jolene,

Starting point is 00:00:56 that I was playing when I came into the studio, but I just love how good of a human being she is. She was very loved by everyone. Yeah. Her sending books to all of those children, millions of children, her turning down having a statue over her. I mean, literally, I don't know that they make them better than Dolly Parton. So I'm really excited for today because I think that there's no cooler way to honor somebody

Starting point is 00:01:19 like Dolly than to keep trying to live your life the way that she would want to, which is why I have glitter all over my eyes and pink in my outfit. and all of us are here to celebrate Dolly and the things that she worked on, including Steel Magnolia. She's not the only one in the film. Holy crap, this cast. Yeah. But we don't know anything else about it.

Starting point is 00:01:36 Ben Tara, how are you doing? Well, I was fine before I got in here. Now I'm sad. Oh. No, we're going to turn that front upside down because that's what Dolly would have wanted. Let's go, baby. Dolly wants glitz. Dolly wants glamour.

Starting point is 00:01:47 Dolly wants love. And we're about to give that to her. Steele Magnolias. Thank you. Three, two, one. Let's rock and roll. Citizens of Reject Nation, thank you so much for watching Steel Magnolia's starring Dolly Parton and a whole lot of other incredible people. I want to start by saying shout out to our patrons, patreon.com slash abel rejects, where you can sing up with your own copy.

Starting point is 00:02:14 So Greg and John cover stuff exclusively. That is where you get discounts on our merch, regection shop.com, like this sweet shirt and a lot of different she-jegg stuff. Thank you, baby. Also, if you haven't already, don't forget to like, comment, subscribe, and if you are, you don't have your mic on you,

Starting point is 00:02:34 so I just, no, no, you've got to put it back, though. There. Okay. You're back. You're back. You're back and better than ever. Like this town, we take care of each other.

Starting point is 00:02:47 You're back and you are solid, on solid ground. We're on such shaky ground right now. I wanted to remind you guys to stay to the end of the reaction if you are a she-j-j-o-G-you-understand why, and we'll give you some kind of good, good word. Okay, another cool thing you guys can do on the Patreon is you guys can actually ask us questions, and we use that to do our reviews, so we will be getting to that. But before I get to that point, let me start with you, Tara.

Starting point is 00:03:17 How do you feel about the movie? I love this movie. Do you feeling really good right now? I mean, I don't feel great, but I love how real it was. I mean, even on the first 30 minutes, I had already said this may be one of my favorite scripts, like, of all movies that I've seen in a long time. And right now, I'm going to say, this is one of the best scripts, like, ever written. I wouldn't be surprised if somebody told me this was, like, a play before, and maybe they used the play actual dialogue. But I honestly would put this in my top 10 movies, like, of all time, that have been.

Starting point is 00:03:52 written and that have been performed. The pacing and the delivery in this not only does it have comedy. What do you mean top 10 of all that have been written and performed? Do you mean like? Of the top 10 in the writing, direction, and performances in a movie overall, Steel Magnolius is phenomenal and deserves to be up there on anybody's list. At least for me, I think that the writing and the pacing, that they can match it with not only comedy but drama,

Starting point is 00:04:26 but where I think it really shines is in the direction. There is a lot of unspoken dialogue in here that comes through when you have phenomenal actors, meaning all of them. Their reactions lead us down a path of like, where are we going, why she worried, what's happening. Keeps you second guessing. You can't call out a lot of stuff in this movie.

Starting point is 00:04:50 and I love that they stayed on a lot of Wunners and also there was always action in the scene. There's always movement. There's always someone moving, grabbing a prop, doing something. That's hard to do, hard to accomplish. It takes a lot of rehearsal and time with the camera and the director. And I just think this movie is top 10 good shit. Top 10 good shit.

Starting point is 00:05:20 I like it. How'd you feel, dude? I mean, I had a lump in my throat the last 30, 40 minutes of this film. So I was really invested in the characters. I think this film really goes to show that life can be so beautiful. It can also be very tough. Having a support group can really make it a little bit less tough, especially during those tough times. I like that this film did have that blend of comedy and drama, but it didn't undermine itself.

Starting point is 00:05:50 with that comedy. The humor really just balanced and strengthened out when we did have those extremely dramatic moments. I thought the interactions with all the characters works so well. You really felt the dynamic between the history between all the characters. They didn't feel like a bunch of random actors

Starting point is 00:06:12 rehearsing scenes. No, they really didn't. You really felt like they knew each other and they just knew what ticked them off. or knew how to, when they were in a certain situation of vulnerability, they knew how to help them in that type of moment. And I like that this movie was built on, is using vulnerability as a strength whenever they're interacting with each other.

Starting point is 00:06:37 It's okay to be vulnerable. You know, that's how, you know, being honest and truthful with how you're feeling is how we get through whatever situation we need to get through. And that was the thing I appreciated. This support group was incredible. just the performances are unbelievable. The only thing I did know about this film is I believe Julia Roberts was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. I mean, you can make a case most of these actresses should have been nominated as well on top of Julie Roberts' well-deserved nomination,

Starting point is 00:07:08 but just incredible performances, Herbert Ross, incredible direction. This film really touched me. And it also hits you a different way, especially a day after Dolly Park. and past. I love her infectious energy. It doesn't matter the situation. And I like how the, what made this film so real as well is how different they are. No matter what the situation is, they all deal with it in a different way. You know, Shirley McClein's character, she's very cynical, but then in certain situations, she might be a little bit positive. Dolly Parton's character, Truby, she's always positive. When it comes to Sally Fields' character,

Starting point is 00:07:47 Melan, she's always very protective of her daughter in every situation, which rubbed over to Shelby. I mean, she was willing to sacrifice her life just to have a child. And that's the protective mode that she got from her mother. So, like I said, incredible, incredible, incredible performances from all these actresses and actors too. And I like a lot of the arcs that we got in the film, especially just from a side character like Spud, Sam Shepard's character. He took his wife for granted. he saw that a situation that happened with Shelby and just finally noticed he had an amazing, amazing. Well, I probably won the best wives you could ever have

Starting point is 00:08:26 and realized he took her for granted. And I'm glad he finally saw that he was taking her for granted and now became a loving husband who was now there for her. But, yeah, this is an incredible film. Really, really touched me. I totally get why they picked the three of us to watch this. obviously I think that all of us get highly impacted by hospital sequences, people passing from illnesses and watching this and also all of us loving Dolly,

Starting point is 00:08:59 but then again, who doesn't? I thought the movie was like you guys amazing, but I also was not at all what I kind of kept expecting. And like at first I felt like they really were setting us up for a mystery. And maybe that's just because it's a product. of its time where being a child of the 90s and not understanding, like I did some looking up of diabetes. They did have insulin in the 80s, but they didn't have as clear of ways to monitor for diabetes. So while it was commonly a treatment then, diabetes was much more dangerous because blood sugar monitoring technology was primitive.

Starting point is 00:09:36 Insulins were less refined. And modern organ protective medications did not exist yet, which is probably why what happened with her kidney and then why she went on dialysis. they did say that you could adopt a baby in the 80s with diabetes if you had diabetes in the 80s. However, it didn't automatically ban you, but it did make the process a lot harder because of the adoptions rules back then. And they were able to set their own strict health standards at the time. And it says extensive medical clearance to prove the condition was well controlled. And in that thing with Sally Field and her, it seemed like we have no idea when it's going to happen. Right.

Starting point is 00:10:12 Sorry, just really quick, she made it very clear Shelby as well in the film, I want my own biological child. So I'm sorry, go ahead. No, but she did say multiple times that she would have been happy to adopt and they talked about the avenue, but that she was not cleared to adopt that she tried to adopt. Because her condition was not controlled. So, you know, I, you know, I think that it was, I like that they went down that path because it means that her husband was like, and as he said, I don't care, I'll pay, like, whatever it takes.

Starting point is 00:10:42 because he wanted to have his wife and a kid. And it being a biological kid clearly didn't mean to the husband. Right. Like he just wanted them to have a family and keep his wife around. And I'm glad she was honest with him about the risks of it. And I'm glad that also this showed a love story where he wanted to be with her anyway. Because we do hear about a lot of really tough, challenging stories where people don't want to be with somebody if it doesn't, isn't an easy road that's painted ahead. But that's real love.

Starting point is 00:11:11 And I think because what I was. trying to say, though, was I kept guessing things because it seemed like it was a mystery why he didn't want to be with her at first. And I was like, is it possible that really, you guys heard me like, is it about money, gambling, drugs, did he cheat? Like, why, what is this story? Because those are all these common stories we hear. And then when we heard you had diabetes, I was like, with the juice, is her mom drugging her? Is there something else? Like, it just, it kept feeling like this mystery to me. And I love that we didn't go that direction. It was just a beautiful. beautiful story about a mother and a daughter who the mother wanted to protect her daughter and then

Starting point is 00:11:50 that daughter wanted to have a child and like you have to let people live their life you actually can't make decisions for your kid once they grow up the mom didn't want her to have a kid and guess what it's her prerogative to do so anyway and she did and this was the result and she and we all based on watching this for two hours know that this is she can live pun intended but with this result because because this is what Julia Roberts' character wanted. She would rather 30 minutes than a lifetime. That's what she said. So, like, everybody gets to make the choices that they want to make

Starting point is 00:12:22 to live the life that they want to make because we only have one of them. And I also thought that the relationship and the friendship between the women was so unbelievably moving and relatable. You know, like, a lot of times I feel like when I'm watching movies from the 80s, I'm like, this is not what friendship is. This is not what women are like. This is such an accurate depiction of what friendship sometimes looks like. And like you, I also loved the stuff with Dolly Parton and her husband, who, like, you know, he has been taking her for granted. And she's earning a living for them.

Starting point is 00:12:53 She's the sweetest woman. She wants to keep them up all night. She's clearly, like, doing all the things. So, yeah, we'll get into specifics. But just overall, I think that I was just completely blown away by this movie. I was blown away by it. Even though we knew that we were going to lose somebody when we did, we all just, we lost our shit. because like we didn't want it.

Starting point is 00:13:13 Yeah. I also think that, you know, the steel magnolias, like in her line, she said, you know, you think that men are made a steel. And it's obviously the women are the steel magnolias. Because it's all of them that come at the end that are there behind Sally Field when they're like, hey, we'll be here for you. But also allow her enough of space to freak out in the park because anybody's going to be there and be crying out, why?

Starting point is 00:13:40 Why me? Why this? while also saying like I want to protect my heart like she was like oh you know she'd want us to move on and then the next second it's like but why why and very realistic grief grief comes in waves and it's like it's like that so I really appreciate that that's the title of the movie but it there are lines that lead us to the the women really are the steel magnolius which I was like crying over that a little bit at the end of like that's just very poetic and we also talked about how protective Sally Field was over her daughter, she gave her a kidney. And then also to the moment where she's really great. Even though she advised her not to do this. Yeah. She still gave her the kidney. Yeah. She was always there

Starting point is 00:14:22 for her, always supported her and tried to steer her into, you know, not making a decision that could cost to her life, but even if she knew that it could, she still wanted to be there for her daughter and wanted to be a loving mother for her. Yeah. And that moment that really, most moments in this film hit me, but the one where she's

Starting point is 00:14:39 grieving for her daughter, the graveyard, and then all the friends confide in her. That story that Darrell Hannah, you know, said how young she is and the rest was, I thought that was really nice and sweet. And then she's like, no, this isn't supposed to happen. And then I love what

Starting point is 00:14:55 Olympia Dukakis said, no, hit her, hit her. This is your chance. Amazing moment. But that's the way to use humor in a tough situation like that, like to just get her out of her own head right there of grief. Because grief is going to come in waves like that. I think it's incredible, too, that they let us live with these characters.

Starting point is 00:15:13 Like a lot of these scenes didn't particularly matter to the plot. Like we were sitting in... Real life. We were sitting in Dolly Shop for a long time, chatting about just random shit so often. And that's why we felt this friendship and we felt this loss. It was like so much less plot relevant than it was just like, we're going to make you love these women and their relationships with each other.

Starting point is 00:15:39 It kind of reminded me, Have you guys ever seen stepmom? Yeah, Julia Roberts. Yeah, it's also Julia Roberts. I love that movie. The feelings in this kind of... I can see that. We're reminiscing it.

Starting point is 00:15:51 I could see that. I could see that. Yeah. Okay, let's get just some Patreon questions. Terrell, will you kick us off then? Yeah, sure. Dave Brooks 85 says, hello to my favorite tree from the UK. Steel Magnoy's is one of my favorite films.

Starting point is 00:16:03 Don't take this the wrong way, but I can see that Rox and Terre becoming the new Weezer and Claire in the future. Did I not say that multiple times? You did say it. I love that. Oh, no, but I thought we were the other word. Whatever, yeah.

Starting point is 00:16:15 If you were in Shelby's position, would you also go against the doctor's advice to start a family of your own or would you agree and adopt instead have an amazing week? And, Andrew, you're looking great. Oh, thank you, Nat, Brooke 85. I appreciate that. As he know, you're looking great. I have no idea, but. He's a future teller.

Starting point is 00:16:32 You'd look great this episode. Whatever the case, I appreciate it. If I were Shelby, would I go against the doctor's advice to start a lot? family my own. Look, Shelby was a very, I'm not going to say stubborn, but she knew what she wanted. And she specifically stated, as we mentioned a couple times, I'd rather have 30 minutes of happiness with my own child than, I mean, she said she was willing to adopt, but we did see there was some parameters and it was a little tougher back then. So if that's all she could get, then, you know, that's...

Starting point is 00:17:07 A mother's prerogative is to protect and be happy, and if that's all she could do and give life to the world, then that's what she would do, and I probably would have done the same thing, honestly. I know it's easier said than done, but I'm a very empathetic person. I'm a protector of others, and I feel like I would have done the same thing,

Starting point is 00:17:26 as Shelby. Tara? I'm not sure to say exactly what I would have done, but via this script, I'm a big... Even though it's corny as hell, I'm always like, yeah, follow your heart and Shelby she was following her heart in this movie so something was pulling on me that hard that I really was tied to where I really felt I want to have a child of my own I would go

Starting point is 00:17:49 against what they're telling me because in her heart 30 minutes of having a child of her own in her arms was worth not having that and that to me is means you're you're on your own path and that's I really respect that. My best friend has MS and the doctor said this to her that she was not supposed to go off her medication to have kids and she kind of sat us all down and was like, I'm doing it anyway. This is like my dream.

Starting point is 00:18:19 And it was a really, really challenging moment because I very much related to Sally in the, Sally Fields' character in this where it's just like, you want every person to be able to make every choice that they want to make in life. and I really believe that this is why I'm a wholeheartedly pro-choice in all of the ways. Like you're allowed to do with your body what you want to do with your body, period. And I think that, so I think to be that, to be pro-choice in life,

Starting point is 00:18:49 is to know that what she did was the right decision for her. And I fully stand by Shelby's decision here to do that. at the same time for me personally would I have made that decision? One of the things I learned through this experience with my friend is that it's like not fair to weigh in on because that's not the point

Starting point is 00:19:11 of supporting somebody's choices like, but I would make that choice or I wouldn't make that choice like who could possibly fucking say depends on who I was at what time period in life with what support system and who around me and how badly I wanted something versus what. So, like, I feel like it's an... Nat, I appreciate the question, but I think

Starting point is 00:19:31 it's impossible to ask, and I think it's more to answer fully, and it's more important for us to acknowledge that everyone's allowed to make that choice more than even, like, check in with us, what would be my choice? Does that make sense? Yeah. Yep. Yes, I have no idea. I really don't know.

Starting point is 00:19:50 Cody Price. Rest in peace, Dolly. Hi, Tara, Andrew, and Roxy. Hi, Cody. I know this has nothing to do with the film, and more of a Dolly entertainment question. That's totally fine. Makes sense. She just passed, so happy to answer this. Just curious if you've ever been to her theme park,

Starting point is 00:20:05 Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, or interested in going in the future. Honestly, I think all of you would really like it. If you have not been there, there is something there for everyone to enjoy. Also, her dinner theater show, Stampede in Pigeon Forge is an outstanding as well. Have either of you guys been there? I have not been there.

Starting point is 00:20:22 And then obviously, I've listened to her songs and just watching her in this film and just like I said, her infectious energy, her positivity, I would love to go someday. We should all go. That'd be a fun trip. I hear Dollywood is amazing.

Starting point is 00:20:39 I hear it's absolutely amazing. I've never been to Tennessee. I have enough. Yeah, yeah. I've always wanted to go. I think that would be so cool. And I had no idea that in the same town there's a dinner thing show.

Starting point is 00:20:49 I didn't know that either. Which I'm like, sign me up. I would do all of it. I bet you it was just Dolly everywhere? Do you think it's somebody playing Dolly for the show? It's got to be right. Something like that, which I just,

Starting point is 00:21:00 I really adore, especially because she's, she was such a billionaire, but she never actually lived as a billionaire, but she gave all of her money away to people who needed it. That is just like, it's just, we need more people like her in the world

Starting point is 00:21:16 and it makes it even more sad, you know, that she's gone. But I do know that she has, has things like in place that she's talked about to allow that money and her name to continue on to continue helping people. And I think that's just what makes her one of the greatest people to have ever been on this earth. Agreed.

Starting point is 00:21:36 Amen. That's you, dude. Nikki Sunrise. Oh, sorry. Thank you. Sorry, I didn't know we were done. Nikki Sunrise. Thank you so much for being a royal reject.

Starting point is 00:21:46 I'm for asking us a question. I appreciate you. Hey, Tara, Andrew and Roxy. Likewise. This movie is one of the most notorious. movies for making even the toughest cynic ball their eyes out? What's a movie that surprised you with how emotional I made you also RIP Dolly Part? And I want to know really quick for me.

Starting point is 00:22:06 I answer. Do you think that Shirley MacLean's character, if you watched this movie, would she have bawled her eyes out? Yeah, I can't imagine. I think I'm a pretty tough cookie. We're all tough cookies in life, but I'm pretty big cynic, and I think there's like five movies on the channel I've ever cried during, maybe less. I know you cried on it one of the episodes. That was one of the most incredible moments. It's the only thing I can think of off the top of my head was like, seriously, I could feel your energy in that episode.

Starting point is 00:22:34 I was like, besides being immersed, that was one of the most incredible things to be a part of. That was a really tough one. But I cried to that. I don't really cry during them. So just I think it makes sense, Nikki Sonnerisa, that this makes even the tough because I lost it. And then the second I thought I could pull it together, then it would get harder. Yeah. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:22:53 I just didn't know this movie was good. I didn't know anything about this other than Julia Roberts was in it. So do I get to pick this? Because I didn't know what it's about. Yeah, sure. You can pick this one. Okay, I'm picking this one as one of them. Because I know I have a reputation for crying through a lot of movies, but I'm an empathy.

Starting point is 00:23:09 Do you have one, Terry? I would say Wild Robot. I didn't expect it. And if you watch that reaction, it's probably the most I've ever broken down, I think, besides maybe... I can't think of the other one, the actual movie I was watching. But Wild Robot, that did? number. Huh.

Starting point is 00:23:29 I can't really think of... Yeah, the TV show. For sure. You broke down for that one. That was tough. Yeah, that was really tough.

Starting point is 00:23:39 Yeah. That was a good... I can't even put my finger on exactly what it was. But this was, this is the second most I've ever cried on the channel, for sure. Yeah. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:23:49 And, like, I also have always said this, but... It was a kid protecting the girl from dying. For sure. But I'm talking about... In terms of this movie, for me, this is something that I've always been able to comfort, used to comfort myself, as we're all part of the Dead Parents Club. For me, like, the natural order of life is that you're supposed to lose your parents. And for all of us, was that way too soon?

Starting point is 00:24:12 Yes. Yes. But for, was it supposed to happen eventually? Yes, that is the natural order of life. What's not a natural order of life is that you lose your child. And so I think that when I'm watching movies like that where you see somebody lose their child, it hits so hard because that's never supposed to happen.

Starting point is 00:24:34 And yet, of course, it happens all the time. But that's not how life is supposed to go. And that's what makes it so difficult to watch is like, the only solace I take is like, this eventually was supposed to happen to me as opposed to something that's never supposed to happen to you. If that makes sense. So I think that that's what made this so,

Starting point is 00:24:53 when you lose a kid it's like that they say and I none of us know that pain but they say it's the worst it's the worst of the worst like there's nothing like that so and the performance I mean the fact that it was Sally Fields and Julie Roberts who absolutely knocked it out of the park I'm actually kind of bummed that Sally Fields

Starting point is 00:25:09 was not nominated for an Oscar as well yeah amazing just really quickly to add to what you're saying I don't know where these conversations came to but my dad and I had those conversations once or twice and he said if anything ever happened to me and I passed, he probably wouldn't be able to continue life. He'd be too hard

Starting point is 00:25:30 broken. It's just not supposed to be how it is. And to any of you guys who have lost a kid out there, like, you know, you never know, there is days worth fighting for and happiness and all of those things. I'm just, I'm not saying that there isn't a future. I'm just saying it's very, very challenging. Sure. Yeah, I will just say that my mom stuck around for me. I'm an only child, And like I relate to what Andrew is saying, but at the same time, I was like the only reason she stayed was for me, which is, it reminded me of like Sally Field in that hospital where it's like a mother will do whatever they need to for their daughter. So showing that, I think in this script did really like get to me because it's like, oh man, every inch of how. overall this movie is written but specifically Sally Field being

Starting point is 00:26:28 a mother and her daughter in the shared looks and her understanding and all of her dialogue is just so realistic but done with like love and I just think it's perfection

Starting point is 00:26:43 I agree you know even like the moment with the juice and she knows it's juice not candy that will help in that moment because she knows her daughter so well and you know like if you've been with somebody who is having a crash and they have diabetes, they turn, like, unreasonable because of what's going on in their body. So, like, the fact that she was able to every time get her to drink and, like, do what she needed

Starting point is 00:27:07 to do. And then the fact that she, like, kind of strictly told her daughter don't do this. And her daughter said, I'm going to do this anyway. And then she gave her her organ anyway. And then she stayed by her bedside anyway. It's like it is the definition of unconditional love and watch. them so, depicted so well,

Starting point is 00:27:26 obviously as three people who don't have moms watching a mom stay by her side who's, sorry, not, don't have, don't have living moms. It's so, like, that's why I started with, I understand why they picked us for this movie.

Starting point is 00:27:39 Because, like, you know, that, like, that love of a, of a mom watching that, watching that is like, it's the most beautiful thing on planet Earth. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:27:49 And, yeah, that really, I'm with you where it's like, I know that she, The only reason she went through all the things she did and fought every day was because of her children and her life and her like, you know, the things that she wanted to stay for. Yeah. Will you hit us with this? I think it's our last one. Jay Rushden says, in this epic movie, cast, what character would you personally relate to the most?

Starting point is 00:28:15 Personality-wise. Personality-wise. Sorry. Personality-wise, which character would you guys relate to? I know. I was kind of thinking. like it's hard to pick for your self. I'm gonna go with the combo of Weezer and Dolly Pardon together.

Starting point is 00:28:30 You know one thing that I will say, RIP Dolly Pardon, that I always thought was very funny, a quote or something she said. She said, well, if my husband finds me dad, I always told him he better like put some lipstick on me before he calls the corner to come pick me up. And I always just, I love that. I thought it's just so cute. But I also really relate to Weezer's like dark. comedy and like she makes jokes of like I've already been living in hell for 40 years and I'm like I would say I say shit like that but then you you think back on it you're like I didn't really mean it but like there's moments in time or yeah life is tough and it can get to me and I'm like ah fuck off and other days it's it can be really great and and awesome and I have a different outlook so that's why I say the combo I pick for myself I know we're not supposed to do that but that's what he has to do that then Andrew tried to change the roles okay okay my My bad. My bad.

Starting point is 00:29:24 No, I was, I, listen, I'm all's fair and rejects and steal magnolies. Go ahead. If I'm picking for myself, I would probably say a combo of Anel minus all the religious stuff and Clary. I think with Anel, just that bumbling person at first, before she got her confidence, who's very nervous and like an outsider. and then Claireie, that other side of just confidence knows what she wants, knows how to handle the room, knows how to interact with everyone. So I've got both sides of that, I feel like, to my personality. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:30:04 I think that I aspire to be like Truvie. I'm not there yet, though, but that's the dream. And like a mix, I think I actually am a mix between Claree and Malin. Just because, like, I'll say exactly what is I'm feeling. and push my like this is what I want but then if somebody doesn't do it anyway I'm pretty good at being like I'm gonna support you through this choice and with Clary it's mostly with the hitting moment I just think that that is so something I would fucking do shove you in front of Saturday hit Tara hit Tara I could so see you I could so see you doing that so great but like there there was honestly relatable parts about a lot of them like like you said with the Annel stuff I I'm not a religious person but I did find like her being lost at the beginning and searching for something and and she was the one who with the seasons changed the most probably because she was young and

Starting point is 00:31:01 you know still finding herself but like Clary Weezer and Malin and Truvey didn't change with the seasons at all like they were kind of who they were day one two three four because they're already established women and it was more the Shelby and Nell that we saw kind of like their hairstyles changed. Their wants, their, what they were willing to do changed, their activities changed, their families changed. So I think that it's like relatable different moments in life. Yeah, that's another reason why I think this script is so phenomenal because it's not, we're not supposed to be focused on Anil, but the plot of her is that she found her place. Where she came from each character, we kind of hear their story. There is a moment that we have with all of them to fully

Starting point is 00:31:49 understand so that when we do get to the end with Annel and she's sort of hanging out with Shelby's baby and she makes sort of a joke that and and Clary points to her like we might be loosening her up a little bit so that she's not praying every five minutes is that she's found sort of her steel magnolias to like bring her to who she really is because she wouldn't have been able to get there if she hadn't been through she's doing a Bible thumping stage and now we can kind of like loosen her up and then I think she'll be all right you know and I really like that about this because that's so realistic and they don't seem to be judging her for that because they've all clearly been throughs or anything so they're like okay this is what she's doing she's praying all the time

Starting point is 00:32:33 I don't know but that you know um and then I do even like that weezer is that how you say it I've been I think weezer that sounded like that's how they pronounced it also like yeah I pray too like yeah I love that you know um and yeah there's so many brilliant one-liner at moments in interactions. Truthy had some amazing one-liners. Yeah, she did. And I really, really loved her, not her relationship with her husband, but where we ended up.

Starting point is 00:32:59 Like, we gave all of our B characters arcs. And oftentimes we forget about them in movies. Very rare. Yeah. Man, I don't want this to end. This was a good one. It was really good one. I mean, that was like, that's definitely one of my

Starting point is 00:33:14 favorite movies I reacted to. I hope that I didn't piss people off with my absolutely not accurate guesses throughout. That's how I enjoy movies. I like being wrong. I enjoy being wrong on this one, especially, because they made a way better script than what it was that I was predicting was happening.

Starting point is 00:33:33 Tara, think of the word, baby girl. Oh, yeah. Oh, oh, oh, oh. I think it shows the strength. Women, flowers. Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. You think what he says. I was just going to say, I think it's part of the fun of not only reacting, just watching movies in general,

Starting point is 00:33:49 whether you do it in your head or out loud, we have the privilege of just, you know, reacting and talking out loud. But I also think it shows the strength of writing when you're not able to guess, when you're not showing tropes of things we've seen a million times. Yeah, it's also, you know, this movie is almost 40 years old. And, like, when I think of the 80s and you think of illnesses, right,

Starting point is 00:34:09 you think of the AIDS epidemic, of course. That's like what we, that's what you learn about in school. That's what, and as somebody who it wasn't, I mean, none of us were old enough in the age. that we remember like diabetes being a huge thing and you seem to have a little bit more knowledge on it just probably because of life and whatever it is but um i i didn't know that that at the time like this would impact pregnancy so much and family so i think it's also because of that like the script is great but it's also it's really like a moment in life um which is cool

Starting point is 00:34:41 okay it's to work in 30 minutes because it's kind of bit of sweet what i'm giving you 30 minutes work that in. That's the word. 30 minutes. It's two words, but it's 30 minutes. Work it into a sentence. 30 minutes. You know, you know. If you just want to use 30, you can just use 30, but 30 minutes. 30 minutes is a really, it's a nice little link and a callback to this movie and you get it.

Starting point is 00:35:05 Yeah. All right, Tara, good one. If you know, you know, and if you don't know, Dolly Parton. Yeah. Any final words before we leave? Just very emotional, very touching film. R.P. Deli. She's fantastic actress, by the way. She was just talented in so many different ways, just a good human being.

Starting point is 00:35:26 So really, really such a sad thing that happened that she's gone. Dolly, we will always love you. And Rejects, same thing to you guys. We'll see you next time. Later, Reject Nation.

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