Steel Magnolias Movie Analysis

Steel Magnolias is a great movie of love, laughter, and tears. It features six strong-willed woman who "are the Steel Magnolias of the tittle…” as Roger Ebert says. The women dealt with many set backs in life, but no matter what they kept their southern grace and charm in tact at all times. In the film one of the main set backs is Shelby, one of the “Steel Magnolias” (Julia Roberts), fighting with diabetes. Shelby’s diabetes is so bad she’s not supposed to have children due to the strains it would put on her body. Although there is a risk and against her mother’s will Shelby is determined to go though with the pregnancy. In the movie Shelby must choose between having a baby, which is one of the greatest moments in a woman’s life, or miss out on one of life’s greatest joys due to the risk it would cause to her own life. Also Shelby’s mom M’lynn (Sally Fields) is having to deal with accepting the fact that her daughter is going through with a decision that could ultimately end her life yet bring another ball of joy to life. No matter anyone else's opinions or the risk of the consequences, everyone should be entitled too thier own choice specially when concerning their happiness.
In the beginning of the movie Shelby’s fiancée Jackson sneaks in her bathroom to make sure she’s still going to marry him. When she sees him she tells him that he can’t be in there because it was bad luck to see the bride before the wedding, Jackson replies with “So you are gonna marry me”. In return Shelby says “If my daddy catches you in here the question of whether or not I can carry your children will not matter, he will cut your thing off!” and then by the end of the scene she reassures him they are going to get married that day. Not long after it shows Shelby and her mom at Truvy’s beauty shop getting their hair ready for the wedding and the conversation of