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Huh? Mentoring a hooker?
It is a dark movie, as prostitution is not a light subject. Vivian and her hooker roommate live and work in Beverly Hills, a place where many young people come to find their dreams. They are trying to hold on to a shred of autonomy ("We say who, we say when, we say how much") instead of having a [[pimp]] run their lives, and they are portrayed as unselfishly (if erratically) supportive toward each other.
It is a dark movie, as prostitution is not a light subject. Vivian and her hooker roommate live and work in Beverly Hills, a place where many young people come to find their dreams. They are trying to hold on to a shred of autonomy ("We say who, we say when, we say how much") instead of having a [[pimp]] run their lives, and they are portrayed as unselfishly (if erratically) supportive toward each other.
The movie begins in Los Angeles with a party of (white) jet-setters, where Edward breaks up by phone with his New York girlfriend. He borrows his lawyer's car and picks up Vivian in a [[meet cute]] where he stops to ask for directions. In his own element, he starts teaching her how to act in upper-class society, draping his coat around her so her garish street clothes won't stand out.
==Problems with the movie==
==Problems with the movie==
The movie fails to reveal how degrading prostitution is, with the story portraying [[casual sex]] and [[serial dating]] as options equally as valid as [[marriage]].
The movie fails to reveal how degrading prostitution is, with the story portraying [[casual sex]] and [[serial dating]] as options equally as valid as [[marriage]].