After two years of planning and months of promotion, "Ocean's 8" has finally hit

theaters — and the reviews are a bit mixed​. While some critics have praised the
movie for creating strong female characters, others have dragged the movie for
being "bland" and "trying too hard to be like 'Ocean's 11.'"
As a fan of the "Ocean's" trilogy, I agree with the criticisms. I walked out of the
theater feeling less than satisfied with the movie, but I couldn't figure out why.
Eventually, I realized as I watched Debbie Ocean and her team of con artists
execute their plan, I kept waiting for something to go wrong. But that didn't happen.
There were a few "hold your breath" moments, like when Rose Weil realizes they
need a special magnet to unhook the diamond necklace or a security guard almost
walks in on Amita breaking it apart.
As a 20-something woman in 2018, I found this inspiring. The lack of slip-ups
reminds viewers that women are smarter than society gives them credit for.
Early in the film, Debbie reveals she had been planning her heist for five years, eight
months, and 12 days. She would play out the robbery in her head. And every time
she was "caught," she would address the issue and start from the beginning.
Eventually, she said she stopped getting "caught."
This explains why she only needed three weeks to gather a crew and put the plans
in motion. It also explains why her heist was executed with near perfection —
because she took the time to work through the kinks and come up with a plan B.
The movie also reminds viewers that the more you ignore women, the more
destruction they can do.
At one point in the film, Lou and Debbie were looking for another person to add to
their crew. Lou flips through the photo resumes of several men before Debbie stops
her with these words of wisdom: "A ​him gets noticed. A ​her gets ignored. For once,
we want to be ignored."
During the heist, these women are ignored by security guards, waiters, even the
mark Daphne Kluger. As a result, they're able to cause chaos at the Met and steal
hundreds of millions of dollars. And, as an added bonus, Debbie got revenge on the
man who conned her and sent her to jail.
Unfortunately, ignoring women is not just the plot of a movie — it's a real thing that
has happened every day for years.
The government ignored women's pleas to vote for years, until hundreds of them
raised their voices and demanded it. That's how women were granted the right to
vote in the 1920s.
Hollywood ignored women's claims that they were being sexually harassed and
sexually discriminated against, until hundreds shared their stories of harassment and
discrimination with the world.
Women don't want to be ignored. Women want to be heard, respected, and treated
fairly. And sometimes to make that happen, they have to come together and raise
their voices loud enough so they can't be ignored any more. That, or steal some
diamonds.
Questions:
1. According to the critics, the movie was a complete success.
2. The author of the review couldn’t understand what was wrong with the movie.
3. There were a lot of “hold your breath moments” and it was enough for the
movie to be a good heist comedy.
4. No-slips in the plan execution reflect the intelligence of women.
5. Lou wants to hire some guys because they look hot.
6. Debbie doesn’t want to add men to the crew because they attract attention
easily and damage the plan.
7. The only reason Debbie wants to steal jewelry is money.
8. Women in America couldn’t vote until 1920s.
9. Society would prefer to put women in prison rather respect them and treat
fairly.