I think I’m turning into a movie junkie. Boredom and the inability to work drives me bonkus every now and then. So what’s a girl to do? Shop till your drop is not an option, I already read heaps of books, spending my whole day on the internet is no good either, going to the gym only takes up 2 hours of the day maximum, so there’s lots of time left.

The other day I watched a movie about The Notorious Betty Page - “The pin-up sensation that shocked the nation”.  The plot summary according to Wikipedia is as follows:

As a teen, Bettie Page is a smart, plucky girl with ambitions beyond her Tennessee roots but is actually quite innocent. Suffering varying degrees of abuse from her father, her first husband, and suitors of dubious virtue, Page makes her way to New York City, where an amateur photographer discovers her lounging on the beach. It is not long before images of the shapely brunette reach Irving and Paula Klaw, brother-and-sister entrepreneurs who publish illicit magazines dedicated to men’s fetishes. The casual nudist Page eventually finds herself acquiescing to their requests to don thigh-high boots, whips, and chains, which raise the ire of the smut-fearing senator Estes Kefauver.

Personally I thought the movie was alright. Nothing spectacular, just very interesting to see a movie about her life. It is funny to watch how people were shocked by the kind of pictures they took in those days, while at this time of age they would probably be considered dull, even the bondage pictures. Times are certainly changing! The most interesting thing was that in the end Betty Page becomes a devout Christian, but doesn’t regret that she has taken her clothes off before the camera. According to her people became sinners when they started to put clothes on.

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