Girls: The Modern Mess Masterpiece

There's been a lot of shows to come out in the past decade with a modern take on presenting twenty-somethings. Girls is one of those that went the extra mile in cringe commentary, uncomfortable the relatable situations, anxiety in ambition, and how life really works one mess at time.

As a disclaimer, I won't say any spoilers for the show, but I will give certain hints as to what to expect in this modern mess masterpiece.

Girls had a six season run, but it never quite had the widespread acclaim despite the qualities of a good show in the prime of it's time. The show has many different outlets to express a certain topic. Sexuality, career, family, health problems, or relationships are usual topics you'd usually see in various shows. Girls did it differently with a realistic approach that everything doesn't always work out the ways we think.

No sugar-coating, no perfect women, despite the fact that these are fictional characters. There are parts of Marnie, Hannah, Shoshanna, and Jessa that anyone can relate to. It's simple characters that feel like we know them personally because we've had a friend like them or experienced a situation of a hard truth like they have. As a writer, it's given me a sense of comfort to relate to a character trying to navigate her way to a comfortable balance of writing a book to being the voice of her generation and the yearning for a healthy relationship but the bizarre problems with any possible partner makes that difficult. I like the fact that these characters, the main four females and male characters are imperfect characters.

Throughout the show, there has been some hard lessons to learn a viewer through the four females. Sometimes our dreams don't turn out the way we think they do originally. Hannah strives to be a writer for her generation, to write tons of books to depict her life experiences, but that changes as the show goes on as she matures: Life doesn't always turn out the way we think. Marnie has her struggles in various relationships, even though she is a tall, skinny, beautiful woman, it's not easy for her in her relationships: Sometimes things are too good to be true, and dreams get shattered. Shoshanna is very naive as the youngest of the group, which makes her experiences harder for the first time being naive: Life is a whirlwind that has more downs then ups and that needs to be expected. Jessa is adventurous and experienced, but most of her decisions have consequences that she needs to face: Life can be fun, but there needs to be a realistic sense to everything.

I would say that this is a unisex show that can be enjoyed despite the fact that it's called Girls. It's a show that has relatable moments for men and women since the male characters are shown in a the same situation for women in turns of relationships or ambitions. Ray and Adam are the characters to relate to for modern men in sticky situations or maturing moments.

I had heard about some of the controversial moments of this show since the show's writer, creator, and co-star, Lena Dunham is one to push the button that would cause discomfort in the audience to question if she's gone to far. There are some scenes I saw throughout the show that was uncomfortable in certain sexual scenes, however some of it was a gamble to depict certain scenes that are rare to see on television in a refreshing atmosphere. Lena Dunham is a gambler when it comes to what she chooses to depict, some of it was too far, and some of it was a success to present on the show. But despite the fact that there are some raw scenes, and she's received flack for it. Many creators all do that, and it's not just her.

The show is an accurate modern mess to those who feel bad about the problems we face with our ambitions and difficult people. Their endeavors they've faced in the strive for success or semi-success. Life isn't all sunshine and roses and happily ever after. That's what I love about it, it's blunt, it's accurate to life's everyday tasks. The showcasing of compromised moments of intimacy to show what real sex is like, and the aftermath of it all.

Give the show a shot if you are the mood for something that has a tough slice of life with a raw, cringe comedic twist.