Similarities Between Thelma And Louise

A road movie consists several characteristics. Starting off with the idea of an escape, Thelma and Louise were persistent in embarking their fishing trip journey as a sense of liberation from the domineering and uncommitted men in their lives. The scene where Darryl told Thelma he does not care about special dinner and might not be home for dinner clearly shows how Darryl is dominant over Thelma, causing Thelma to be scared of asking her husband’s permission for the trip. Whereas when Louise’s received an answering machine instead of a pick-up from Jimmy denotes that Jimmy is not fully committed to Louise.
Secondly, social diversity is explored and further on revealed new identities and secrets. The scenes of Thelma’s rape incident with Harlan