Taking Our Bodies Back: The Women's Health Movement (1)
The "shocking" thesis of this film, that women should control their health and regain the knowledge about their bodies that had been withheld by the male-dominated medical industry, became a major focus for the women's movement of America. "Taking Our Bodies Back" explores ten critical areas of the women's health movement, from the revolutionary concept of self-help to the issue of informed surgical consent. The film documents a growing movement in the 1970s of women regaining control of their own bodies. It shows women becoming aware of their right in dealing with the medical industry. The film explores self-help, birth at home, abortion, high school women's support group, breast cancer, research, gynecological exams, drug company attitudes, hysterectomy, and health care for women of color.
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A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."
A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.