Desperate Housewives
It’s the age old question. How much do really want to know about our neighbors?
(Bree at Episode 2 Session 1)
See also post from e2rd_san in this link.
Note:
Tulisan ini dibuat pada saat 2 session DW sudah selesai ditonton. Session ke-3 akan mulai dibuat September 2006. Masih lamaaaa nih…
Kalo para single, ‘pedoman’nya adalah film Sex & The City – untuk para housewives-nya pendomannya adalah film ini, Desperate Housewives.
Settingnya di Wisteria Lane (fictional town). An ideal suburban neighborhood. Rumah2 yang bagus, tertata rapi dengan white picket fence-nya. Tampilan orang2 kalau di luar rumah cantik, cakap, dan ramah. Tetapi ternyata “Everyone Has A Little Dirty Laundry” — ya, teryata yang bagus itu hanya diluar. Setiap rumah ternyata punya masalahnya sendiri. Beberapa rumahnya bisa dilihat disini.
Tokoh2 utama di film ini adalah:
Susan Mayer – yang selalu say/do the wrong thing, at the wrong place, at the wrong time, to the wrong people. Dia adalah penulis buku cerita anak2 yang punya anak perempuan bernama Julie Mayer hasil dari pernikahan dengan Karl Mayer. Karl walau dicerai, tapi masih cinta sama Susan. Susan sendiri mencintai Mike Delfino namun sampai session 2 episode terakhir, mereka belum berhasil kembali bersatu (ya mostly karena sifat Susan yang clumsy dan salah terus kalau ngomong/bertindak).
Lynette Scavo – yang punya 3 anak lelaki yang nakal (Parker, dan si kembar Preston & Porter) dan 1 bayi perempuan dari suami yang bernama Tom Scavo. Jenis istri yang superwoman deh, tidak ada yang tidak dapat dipecahkan baik di rumah maupun di kantor. Selalu mengatur segalanya, dan punya 1000 ide untuk mendidik anak maupun suaminya. Tapi itu juga yang jadi kelemahan dia.
Bree Van De Kamp – punya dua anak dan suami Rex Van De Kamp yang pada akhir session 1 – meninggal. Jenis wanita yang perfect, amat perfect, sehingga mirip robot (ingat film Stepford Wives?). Dia mengatur rumah hingga hal detail, memasak masakan dengan sempurna, bahkan bisa menjahit! Istri dan ibu yang sempurna tetapi malah membuat suami dan anaknya jadi tidak betah di rumah.
Gabrielle Solis – istri dari Carlos Solis ; belum memiliki anak, walau di session 2 sudah sangat ingin memiliki anak, bahkan menyewa rahim orang lain. Jenis istri yang sangat cantik, mantan model yang suka yoga dan mencintai kemewahan. Juga bukti, bahwa wanita cantik juga memiliki banyak cara kreatif untuk mengatasi masalahnya.
Edie Britt – belum memiliki suami dan anak, namun sempat terlibat affair dengan hampir semua pria di Westeria Lane ini. Tidak bermaksud menggoda menurutnya, tetapi hampir semua pria tergoda oleh Edie Britt.
Mary Alice Young – nah dia ini adalah tokoh sentral yang tidak ada orangnya. Bunuh diri pada episode 1 session 1 dan selanjutnya dia hanya sebagai narator menceritakan kejadian2 di Westeria Lane.
Karakter lain pun amat kuat, seperti Paul Young (suami Mary Alice) dan Huber bersaudara (yang amat nyinyir).
Kritik terbesar (dari my DH) untuk film ini adalah pria di film ini tampaknya bodoh dan sial deh … (kalau tidak, yg bakal desperate bukan para istri/wanita dong!)
Desperate Housewives menarik karena karakter masing-masing wanitanya yang kuat dan cara mereka untuk mengatasi masalah masing-masing yang kadang amat sangat rumit. Sometimes it’s very smart.
Script film ini amat apik, perhatikan di setiap episode, selalu dibuka oleh ‘ceramah’ narator Mary Alice, yang selalu diakhiri dengan konklusi ‘ceramah’ tersebut berdasarkan kisah-kisah di episode tersebut.
End for now!
Quote from the movie:
Mary Alice: Listen to me. We all have moments of desperation. But if we face them head on, that’s when we find out just how strong we really are.
Mary Alice: Yes, each new day in suburbia brings with it a new set of lies. The worst are the ones we tell ourselves right before we fall asleep. We whisper them in the dark, telling ourselves we’re happy, or that he’s happy. That we can change, or that he will change his mind. We persuade ourselves that we can live with our sins, or that we can live without him. Yes, each night before we fall asleep we lie to ourselves in a desperate, desperate hope that come morning – it will all be true.
Mary Alice: People by their nature are always on the lookout for intruders. Trying to prevent those on the outside from getting in. But there will always be those who force their way into our lives, just as there will be those who we invite in…but the most troubling of all, will be the one’s who stand on the outside looking in. The one’s we never truly get to know.
Carlos: Deals are meant to be renegotiated.
Sister Mary: Money can’t buy happiness.
Gabrielle: Sure it can! That’s just a lie we tell poor people to keep them from rioting.
Gabrielle: The way I see it is that good friends support each other after something bad has happened, great friends act as if nothing has happened.
Gabrielle: As I see it good friends avoid each other after being humiliated, but great friends pretend nothing happened in the first place.
Bree: Good friends offer to help in a crisis; great friends don’t take no for an answer.
Gabrielle: I don’t even know who to be angry at.
Father Crowley: Don’t be angry, be thankful, children are a gift.
Mary Alice: Trust is a fragile thing. Once earned, it affords us tremendous freedom. But once trust is lost, it can be impossible to recover. Of course the truth is, we never know who we can trust. Those we’re closest to can betray us, and total strangers can come to our rescue. In the end, most people decide to trust only themselves. It really is the simplest way to keep from getting burned.
Bree Van De Kamp: The opposite of love is not hate. It’s indifference. And if you hate me, then that means a part of you still cares
Mary Alice: Death is inevitable. It’s a promise made to each of us at birth. But before that promise is kept, we all hope that something will happen to us. Whether it’s the thrill of romance, the joy of raising a family or the anguish of great loss, we all hope to experience something that makes our life meaningful but the sad fact is, not all lives have meaning. Some people just spend their time on this planet just sitting on the side lines, waiting for something to happen to them before it’s too late.
Mary Alice: “We are all searching for someone. That special person who provides what is missing in our lives. Someone who can offer companionship. Or assistance. Or security. And sometimes, if we search very hard, we find someone who provides us with all three. Yes, we are all searching for someone, and if we can’t find them, we can only pray they find us.
Bree (to Andrew): I’m getting divorced, and I might marry someone else, but your father is, and always will be, the love of my life!
Paul: Sometimes it’s not good to look back on the past.
Zach: But I can’t help it. These images just keep popping into my head.
Paul: Well, then you’ve got to find a way to push them back out again.
George: He cheated on you. You said you were going to hate him forever.
Bree: You shouldn’t listen to a woman who’s just had her heart broken. We tend to lie.
Bree: You are such a special man, George Williams. And you deserve such a special woman.
George: I think so.
Mary-Alice Young: Sooner or later, the time comes when we all must become responsible adults, and learn to give up what we want, so we can choose to do what is right. Of course, a lifetime of responsibility isn’t always easy, and as the years go on, it’s a burden that can become too heavy for some to bear. But still we try to do what is best, what is good; not only for ourselves, but for those we love. Yes, sooner or later, we must all become responsible adults. No one knows this better than the young.
Mary Alice: Most mothers will tell you their children are a gift from god. Most mothers would also tell you that the gifts their children give them are less than heavenly.
Mary Alice: It is impossible to grasp just how powerful love is. It can sustain us through troubled times. Or motivate us to make extraordinary circumstances. It can force decent men to do the darkest deeds. Or compel ordinary women to search for hidden truths. And long after we’re gone, love remains burned in our memories. We all search for love, but some of us, after we find it, wish we hadn’t found it at all.
Mary Alice: We all honor heroes for different reasons. Sometimes for their daring, sometimes for their bravery, sometimes for their goodness. But mostly we honor heroes because at one point or another, we all dream of being rescued. Of course, if the right hero doesn’t come along, sometimes we just have to rescue ourselves.
Mary Alice: Children come into the world with their own agendas. Some to brighten our days, some to test our patience, some to give us purpose, some to take care of us. Yes, when they come children change everything. Especially when they’re not invited.
Gabrielle: I don’t need your credit cards, Carlos, and I don’t need your money, but if our marriage is gonna work, I need your respect.
Mary Alice: Yes, life is a journey, one that is much better traveled with a companion by our side. Of course, that companion can be just about anyone… a neighbor on the other side of the street… or the man on the other side of the bed. The companion can be a mother with good intentions… or a child who’s up to no good. Still, despite our best intentions, some of us will lose our companions along the way. And then the journey becomes unbearable. You see, human beings are designed for many things, but loneliness isn’t one of them.
Mary Alice: The vow is simple, really. Those who take it promise to stay together for better or for worse. For richer or for poorer. In sickness and in health. To honor and to cherish. Forsaking all others. Until death do us part. Yes, the vow is simple. Finding someone worthy of such a promise is the hard part. But if we can, that’s when we begin to live happily ever after.
Mary Alice: Marriage is a simple concept. Basically, it’s a contract between two people. It binds them together for life in the hopes that they can live happily ever after. Sadly, some contracts were made to be broken.
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