Josie and the Pussycats (2001) bombed critically and commercially at the time of its release. But it’s one of those movies that means a lot to the relatively small group of young people who saw it - a withering critique of consumer culture as identity, this movie lampooned the very pop culture landscape that spawned it.
But if you know, you know - for many who saw this film expecting just another cookie cutter teen flick, Josie shined a spotlight on some of the worst excesses of our post-capitalist society, where the actual product isn’t as important as making the sale.
And make no mistake - everything in Josie and the Pussycats is for sale.
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