Shampoo

Shampoo is about a hairdresser George, who is somewhat of a free spirit- he does what he feels like, sleeps around with women and is generally unreliable.

The representation of women in the film is quite varied as at the start, most of the women are seen as weak. At the start, they appear to be just used by George and Lester and treated without respect, they never seem to stand up for themselves. However, at the end of the film both Jill and Jackie speak up, leaving George on his own.

There was a lot of humour in the film which is still relevant today. The jokes seem to be quite risky, mentioning homosexuality and sex was often openly discussed. This shows that during the 70s people were beginning to discuss certain issues which they may have not done before within film.

Also, Georges character often found himself in situations which were clearly wrong, like when he sleeps with both a woman and her daughter. This again shows that during this decade it was more acceptable to show films with imperfect characters.

I found the ending interesting when Geaoge watches Jackie drive away with her new husband. He is seen as weak and has paid for his actions, therefore having no one left.

Despite being made about 40 years ago, Shampoo was still enjoyable to watch today as audiences can relate to the characters as their situations are still relevant today.