misogyny bites

Last night, Trish, Megan and I went to the opening of Teeth at the Music Box Theatre. It was one of those films I vaguely remember hearing about winning something at Sundance, but I had completely forgotten about it until Trish mentioned it was coming here and honestly, I wasn’t expecting a film about vagina dentata to be so funny or enlightening.

While the film’s definitely considered a black comedy, it’s different from most others in the genre (ie, Todd Solondz films) in that it had a more positive message. Instead of focusing on something completely morbid or uncomfortable, Teeth turned the misogynistic, ancient myth of VD into an empowering, cautionary tale. Also, it was probably the first movie I’ve been to at which the entire audience reacts in shock/disgust in unison. Just imagine.

Walking out of the theater, we overheard plenty of male viewers say things like, “Dude, I’m never having sex again.” Obviously, they missed the point.