Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

My husband and I watched "Out of Africa" last night.  We hadn't seen it in many years.  It's ultra romantic and appears to promote colonialism as a way to see exotic places.  Though that was not what Dinesen intended, I'm sure, and it does show the trap women were in who were not married.  Society is closed to them.  The coffee plantation aspect is the most interesting now.  Her hard work, struggle and perseverance  while the men around her were playing at being hunters, despoiling the wildlife for profit.  The reviews say Robert Redford is wrong for the part.  He doesn't even affect an English accent.  But since he is a schoolgirl's romantic dream, not real in any sense, I doubt it matters.  He is Redford.  Enough said.  It is Meryl Streep's performance that enchants.  The range of her emotions is extraordinary.  And now we can see that she's as trapped by colonialism as the Africans.  She has no power, even over the money from her own family, and men treat her like she was designed for their entertainment.  The film is more feminist now than ever.