Okay so this was just on my mind. I love the movie Easy A, simple as that!! This whole time I was wondering why I was watching this movie on repeat. Then I realized the reason why I like it so much is because it conveys a wonderful moral message.
Now some people just see this as mere entertainment and it is so funny. It is funny, but it has a serious message. I love this movie because it is supposed to be one of those movies that is similar to the book The Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne. Easy A does depict the woman that is scorned by others and have no place judging her. We all do a lot of judging on others and we sometimes do not realize how much it hurts until it happens to us.
She is called a whore and a slut because she lied about having sex with someone. However, in The Scarlet Letter she actually did have sex, but they do not know who it is and she has a baby as the result of cheating on her husband. She is scorned, but in the end she is redeemed. People realize that all the judging that they did to her was wrong after she dies. She is ultimately redeemed in heaven by God, if it was a real story. Easy A actually does have a redeeming factor, she is alive when it happens. The people that hurt her the most realize that they were too quick to judge and that spreading lies really does hurt people.
I think the writers and producers decided to do it as a comedy because they did not want it to be a flop. If people look closer and see the underlying meaning than people might think more about other peoples feelings.
On the other hand, this world is never going to be perfect and I have accepted that reality. However, I think that a wonderful movie idea would be one that depicts a girl that wants to remain a virgin until she is married because now people mock other people for wanting to keep their virginity. People mock others for wearing clothes that cover up their bodies. Maybe they should do a movie that depicts exactly the opposite. Not all people mock others for keeping their virginity and their clothing, but lately it seems that way.
This of course is from my perspective and things may be different in other areas or you have a different opinion :)
