Thelma and Louise

Ridley Scott - 1991

Was

created in 1991 by Ridley Scott

It

was a landmark film both

in road movies and in
movies starring two female
protagonists.

Both

Sarandon and Davis were nominated for

the Academy Award of Best Actress for the
film.

Thelma and Louise

This

was an important time for Feminism.

Girl

power was at an all time high. Later

in the 90s groups like The Spice Girls,
aimed to empower woman.

Feminism

was in its third wave.

The 1990s

This

sought to gain equality for all

women.

From

the first two waves, it was believed

that women of certain ethnicities had
received equality, but the third wave,
strived to help woman of all ethnicities,
nationalities, religions and cultural
backgrounds.

Third Wave Feminism

Their

journey mirrors that of women

around the world and what they hoped all
women to be.

How

were Thelma Louise at the start of

the film? Describe each of them.

Thelma and Louise

Louise

Sawyer is an unmarried woman.

She works in a diner in a underpaid and
overworked job.

Although

she is not married, she acts like

a typical housewife. She is a clean freak
and OCD about the way she looks and the
the way her house looks.

Louise

Thelma

is a housewife. She married

Darryl young and has only been with him.
She is unhappy and is treated poorly by
Darryl.

Although

a housewife, she is not very

good at it. Her house is messy and dingy.

Thelma

Create

a timeline of the events of Thelma

and Louises trip.

List

at least 15 things that happened.

Events of their journey