To See The Beauty In A Woman

Listened to an interview today about Uma Thurman and her role on several different movies from "Pulp Fiction" to a new one called "The Life Before Her Eyes"...about a tortured mother and wife, who is dealing with a traumatic experience from her high school observance of a shooting. It is so fascinating to hear this beautiful woman talk about how insecure and fragile she was as an early actress, even doubting her level of attractiveness. She has an intelligent father, a model mother, and started as a model following her mother, before her acting career, but somehow felt she was actually ugly. I know it is tempting to believe it is all a bunch of B.S., but Uma hardly ever shows up in the limelight and I'm truly tempted to believer she is being honest in this interview. I always respect actors/actresses who keep themselves away from the tabloids and am more willing to think there words are true, and not contrived in need of more attention and glamour.

"Uma Thurman finds it odd how she is hailed as a Hollywood sex symbol - because she was so ugly as a child. The 'Kill Bill' beauty insists she was an ugly duckling growing up, claiming her features were so strange it looked as if they were "taped to the side" of her head. And the 37-year-old former model didn't expect big shot movie producers to come flocking due to her beauty, so she concentrated on being a high-school geek instead."

Isn't that lovely? A high school geek. She is a natural, after all. Her father is a leader in Indo-/Tibetan Buddhist studies at Columbia University, which would make her take some of his seeds of growth as a bookworm. It seems apparent to me the influence, especially since seeing the eastern philosophical roots of "Kill Bill". She probably was attracted to the concept at least somewhat from this influence. If you are reading this and know even a little bit about me, you'll be aware of my own bookwormish roots --Again, Daddy. He taught me to question everything and ask lots of questions, be informed and take notes about the world around me. While we still don't agree on a lot of things, he always inspires me, even to this day.

In the meantime, here's the movie, about a complex psychologically disturbed woman, who is still dealing with a violent incident fifteen years later. Her movie is here at this link, if you want to look at the trailer, http://www.lifebeforehereyes.com ...This interview from Uma was of particular interest not only because of "The Life Before Her Eyes" and "Kill Bill" (Yes, I love this movie, and yes, that is why I am referred to as "Kiddo" by some people... And yes, I think it is a fascinating feminst portrayl...) but even because of "Pulp Fiction", which is quite crass for my style, but has some great moments in filmmaking. Tarantino is incredibly stylistic and somehow places his stamp on films so distinctly, you have to stand up and cheer. Words do not create a large enough essence for this master. Scorsese and Allen are maybe the only other directors I appreciate in a similar sense. The individuality which is eeked from the silver screen is untouchable.

If have time, hear the interview by going to the link below. I really enjoyed it! (40 minutes long)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89623831&ft=1&f=1008