Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Strawberry Shortcake deconstructed

Violet has become obsessed with the movie "Sweet Dreams," no, not the Cheech & Chong movie about pot. Not even the Patsy Cline bio-pic. This is a full-length animated feature purchased for her by her indulgent Aunt Pattie (Violet really has an embarrassment of riches, toy- and DVD-wise) featuring Strawberry Shortcake and her desserty posse (Angel Cake, Apple Dumpling, Lemon Meringue, Blueberry Muffin, etc. etc.).

Pros of Strawberry Shortcake movie:

Violet will stay quiet and focused on it for more than an hour.

Cons of Strawberry Shortcake movie:

The villain of the story is the evil Pie Man. I can not be OK with a movie that demonizes pies. It's like setting the American flag on fire. He just wants to make a little pie. Is that so much to ask?

In other news, one of the first things Violet said this morning was "I miss Gaga." I gulped a little. I miss her, too.

1 comment:

Rusty said...

This made me laugh out loud. O lordy how I despise Strawberry Shortcake. My biggest fear going away to college was that I'd have a roomie with SS sheets. No lie.