Exactly how do these pants work?
The entire premise of the movie is based on the magic of the pants.
They quickly decide to share the pants to keep them connected over the summer.
Did they spend some time in a magic lamp?
Did a witch cast a spell on them?
Was some fairy godmother lurking in a corner waiting for the girls to find the pants?
Are there other magical artifacts in the universe ofThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsor are these jeans it?
Do they tell her that she’s gorgeous?
Nope, they just laugh, clearly expecting that the jeans aren’t going to slide over her hips.
Tibby even says that they will help her squeeze her thighs into the pants.
What happened to lifting your friends up and making them feel like queens?
Adolescence is a vulnerable time, and a lot of teenagersstruggle with their body image.
This can have a huge impact on self esteem and evenlead to eating disorders.
Where are they getting all this money for postage?
Carmen’s dad needs a parenting class
Wow.
Carmen’s dad, Al (played by Bradley Whitford) is just… awful.
Even an estranged parent should keep his kid filled in on such major life events!
What is with all the bad parenting in this movie?
Why does Kostas have an accent?
Kostas made teenagers all over the world swoon when he saved Lena from drowning.
Between his muscles and his smile, he’s totally crushable.
But, uh, what’s withhis accent?
After his parents passed away, Kostas moved to Greece to live with his grandparents.
One of the most uncomfortable scenes of the film, however, is never really resolved.
The scene is a turning point for Carmen, who decides that the family will never really accept her.
Tibby ends up learning a lot more from Bailey than she teaches her.
The young girl is filled withwisdom beyond her yearsand is brimming with a stoic resilience.
The reason for her maturity is a tragic one: Bailey is dying from leukemia.
Tearjerker teen movies weren’t unusual in the 2000s.
Bailey’s storyline turns the otherwise upbeat film into an all-out bawl fest.
Carmen’s lecture to her future stepmom is amazing
All hail Carmen!
While herrant during her bridesmaid dress fittingmight not have been the best timed, it was totally justified.
Carmen’s speech is empowering.
It’s a powerful scene delivered by a powerful character.
Carmen is a role model for any woman who has ever felt uncomfortable in her own skin.
As a counselor, he presumably can jump into the records of campers.
It would have been easy for him to look up Bridget’s age.
This not only makes them sleeping together wildly inappropriate but also possibly illegal.
Surely there were women who could have taken the job.
She’s risking a lot by hanging out with him in spite of her grandparents' wishes.
First loves die hard, though.
Ultimate teen movie moment?
Bridget is heartbroken after leaving soccer camp and Eric, and she is bedridden with grief.
What Bridget really needs, though, is a therapist who can come up with a treatment plan.
The same can be said for the relationships between the girls and their parents and grandparents.
This seems pretty odd for a coming-of-age movie.
Passing the Bechdel Test seems easy.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsmight not be a perfect movie, but itdoes pass the Bechdel Test.
