I tried to have Halloween spirit by watching Rosemary's Baby

This week, I watched Rosemary's Baby for the first time. 

I should probably start off by saying my opinion of this movie is extremely unpopular.  I thought it was stupid and I was bummed.  I wanted to be really scared and I didn't even feel any anticipation of scariness to come.  OK,  I felt scared for a tiny instant when they moved the wardrobe from in front of that closet, but that was it. (The closet had a vacuum and some towels in it.)  I mostly felt annoyed that Rosemary wasn't following her gut as much as she should have.   Directed by Roman Polanski, it was, visually, excellent.  And it did make me want to wear 1960's shift dresses.  I just kept thinking how beautiful Mia Farrow was, but also what an idiot.  Let's look at some examples.  Rosemary's lack of esteem in decision-making and trusting her gut makes me GRRRRRR, even now, three days later.

 

1. She did get her way by moving into the fancy apartment, so I'll give her that - but how did they even afford it? 

 It didn't seem like she had a job, and her (douchy & lying) husband only got crap acting jobs, so I doubt they could afford a huge place in NYC and $200 chairs (in 1965, mind you, so that is actually like a $1000 chair now right?).  Plus they were constantly having more furniture delivered.  At least she made her own window seat cushions, although, as someone who sews, I know that making things yourself does not save money.  Fabric is frickin' expensive.  So she sat around all day and decorated and had witch tea with her strange neighbor?  Satisfying.

 

2. She didn't further question all the scratches on her body after her nightmare about being raped by the Devil.

 Really?  Really?  Then the husband (who is supposed to be a hunk, but is sort of normal-looking) is all like, oh, yeah, I may have had rough sex with you last night while you were passed out.  And she was like, hmmmm, ok, that seems legit.

 

 

3. Oh - and she accepted the necklace owned by the woman who "fell out the window" while living with the creepy neighbors.

  Yeah, it was pretty, but it HELD HERBS THAT SMELLED BAD.  That's sort of a red flag.

 

4. She got that Vidal Sassoon haircut. 

 I mean, it was adorbs, good for her.  But the way everyone reacts?  What is wrong with her husband?  She should have stood up for herself more on that one.  Side Note - in real life, it actually COST Vidal Sassoon 5K to fly to NY and give Mia that haircut.

 

5.  If you have neighbors that are kind of nosy and or creepy and give you a weird vibe - you probably shouldn't eat any of the food or drinks they force on you, especially if they refuse to tell you the ingredients.

 

 Seriously.  On a related note - 

 

6.  Why are you just going along with everything everyone tells you, Rosemary?  

Choose your own damned doctor and take whatever vitamins you want!  Even 40 years ago, one should not have been convinced that a drink made with eggs, milk, and "other stuff" was a sufficient pre-natal vitamin source.  She did appear to have many female friends she could have gone to for further advice on this matter.

 

So, in the end (spoiler alert) when she births the spawn of Satan, and finds out her husband has joined a coven of witches that all reside in her building, I feel fine with her deciding to mother the baby.  I mean, if ya can't beat 'em, join 'em, and she really deserved all that came to her for being such a pretty little pushover.  IT probably was best for her to join the coven so she'd have all those crazies on her side to continue and make her decisions.  

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