Annette Bening

I watched a nice little movie the other day called "Hope Gap".  It was released in May of 2020 and because it didn't contain super hero's, sensational car crashes or it didn't push a political agenda, it quickly faded away. 

Hope Gap is a real place and it is a beautiful stretch of cliffs in Sussex, there are stunning aerial shots of the cliffs and shoreline.  The story takes place in Seaford, which is a beautiful little village in London. "Hope Gap" is a simple little film about the end of a marriage and all the heartache that involves.  I'm glad I discovered this movie, not because it was that good of a movie, but because of Annette Bening. It was a fabulous movie because of her. 

Annette Bening is real in this role. She is 100% real. She has not botoxed her forehead, tightened her neck, or removed her smile lines.  It's that awesome!  Here is a woman who is 62 years old and is not afraid of looking 62 years old.  She is proud of looking 62 years old.  Fabulous!

How many times do you see magazine headings that flaunt this movie star's "secret for looking good at xx years of age"?  And then you look at the picture and she's not natural. There is nothing that she has done that is relatable to me, or I believe, to 75% of the female population. 

Or, if they want to be particularly nasty, they will say of the women, like Bening who chose not to fall victim to the trap, that they have "aged bad".  If you are allowed to age, you need to fall to your knees and be thankful. There is no shame in looking your age.  Own it. You earned it. 

Thank you Annette.