The rest of the reviewers are calling this film racist. It is not racist. It is feminist; that is, it takes the stance that women deserve the right to be independent, to make their own decisions, to go and act as they wish. Sorry. Is that racist? Most reviewers are Iranian or pro-Islam --- that is, anti-feminists. That means that they basically feel that women are as low as snakes or pigs and deserve to be treated as same. Women are not possessions. Women will not be dictated to. Women are highly intelligent, sentient beings who can think as they wish. Period. Obviously, this concept eludes all the Iranian and pro-Islamic reviewers of this movie. Sally Field did a WONDERFUL job in this movie and, no, she was not sniveling, and her voice was usually soft and wonderful. Being assertively independent is not being contentious; it is just standing up for your right as a human being that God loves and wants to, excuse the expression, be all that you can be. The latter does not include being subservient to men. Period. If this bugs you, of course, don't see this film! It's as simple as that. Men and women are equal in every way. Period. Also, I know many, many Iranians and live in what is called The Persian Gulch, so don't tell me I don't know any Iranians. In my neighborhood, that's ALL I know. The difference is, around my neighborhood, they're all Jews, very different from Moslems. However, there IS a cultural overlay of the woman being inferior. This is blatant sexism and shows hatred and fear of women and their inherent power as women. Get over it, guys! Women ARE powerful, and they will REMAIN powerful! And, frankly, I know a lot of Iranians, and Moslems, and Jews who even LIKE powerful women! Good movie. Go see it.
Review of Not Without My Daughter
