I'm a little bit unhealthily obsessed with the movie Whip It.
I can't understand how anyone would be able to not be though!
It's so fantastically quirky and all of the characters in it have their own odd charm.
Things that made me love Whip It:
1. Bliss
I wish I were Bliss Cavendar.
I'm not sure what it is about her that makes her so alluring.
Her clothes are gorgeously vintage; after I watched Whip It for the first time I was inspired to buy vintage combat boots and I still go looking for clothes like hers far too much.
2. Oliver
My longing to be Bliss is further enticed by the fact that she dates Oliver a.k.a. Landon Pigg.
Not only is he gorgeous, but he also has an amazing voice.
In Whip It he's a part of The Dirty Templetons which is a combination of Landon Pigg and Turbo Fruits. I wish they would just combine in real life because they would be incredible.
3. Iron Maven
Although cast as the antagonist, for some reason I still love Maven.
I think it's because of her confidence.
Her hair is so gross and grimy that it actually looks good.
Her clothes are trashy and she wears too much eye make up,
but somehow she manages to pull it off.
Pretty well too.
4. Every single other person in the movie
Even the minor characters were awesome.
Sometimes you would only see someone for a couple of seconds but somehow you would still be able to tell what his/her personality was like.
They always seemed like someone I would love to be friends with.
5. Bodeen, Texas
Bodeen is such a beautiful town.
Everything seems dusty and nothing is pure white, only smooth creams.
It seems like nothing ever changes there.
Hypothetically, I would love to live there.
Realistically, I probably wouldn't.
But I do still want to sit on that giant pig on top of the Oink Joint.
Even though it isn't in Bodeen, the vintage shop in Austin that Bliss goes into to buy her boots is excellent too.
I really want to go there sometime if it's real.
6. The Clothing
I've already talked about it a bit, but it's so fantastic I feel like I need to reiterate.
I want every article of clothing that Bliss wears.
I wish I could pull off all of the clothes Maven wears.
I wish I did roller derby so I could wear the sleazy derby outfits.
(but I checked and the 21 or older rule is real so I wont be on the track for a while)
7. The Soundtrack!
The music is SO GOOD!
I went and found every single song, not just the ones they sell on the soundtrack CD.
I've downloaded most of them.
My favorites are the ones without vocals like The Road To Austin by The Section Quartet.
I wish I were Bliss Cavendar.
