This theme in the movie successfully communicates to the audience that power changes a person's mentality and behavior. ... The 1989 film, Steel Magnolias, also has the themes of friendship and feminism running through but in dramatically different ways than Thelma and Louise. ... Without volunteering her organ, Shelby would have been added to a seemingly endless waiting list and, most likely, would have died before the needed surgery. ... Thelma and Louise each begin the film in a typical female environment, the kitchens of both a personal residence and a restaurant. ...

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