Shots from Thelma with June Squibb on a scooter
Summary Thelma is the perfect film to watch after the long-running Grace and Frankie. With a 99% critical score on Rotten Tomatoes, the critically acclaimed Thelma sees the 93-year-old titular character played by June Squibb taking matters into her own hands when she is scammed out of $10,000. With footage and clever references to Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible franchise, Thelma becomes a hilarious and heartfelt action movie featuring an older adult as the hero.
6:03 Related June Squibb Shares Why She Needed To Play The Role Of Thelma Thelma stars June Squibb & Fred Hechinger discuss the relationship between grandma and grandson, the real Thelma, and working with Richard Roundtree. Climbing a flight of stairs or getting stuck on a toilet seat can become tense and gripping to watch in a way that these scenes would not be in a story primarily focused on younger characters. Younger individuals, especially within the protagonists' families, still play an important role, though, as Thelma and Grace and Frankie explore the importance of relationships across the generations.
These kinds of stories need to be more common, so the issues being explored and the positive representation of older adults on screen receive more consistent and widespread exposure. Seeing older adults as nuanced people with agency instead of viewing them as stereotypes who are the butt of the joke is not only impactful in a narrative, but can change how people perceive and interact with older individuals in everyday life.
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