Zoolander 2 or Zoolander Poo?
By Emily Davis
The film Zoolander 2 catches up with former male models Derik Zoolander (Ben Stiller) and Hansel (Owen Wilson) after 15 years of being in seclusion.
Once the “really, really ridiculously good looking” models travel to Rome for what they believe is to be their way back into the world of modeling, they discover that it is a trap set by the villain Mugatu (Will Ferrell).
As a lover of the original Zoolander, I had very high hopes for this sequel. Going into the theater, I was expecting to see a movie that was so foolish it was funny.
Zoolander 2 was the opposite of what I expected. The jokes were terrible and the references were offensive. I was fully expecting this film to poke fun and make silly references towards pop culture but Zoolander 2 went a little too far.
There were negative references towards obesity, sexuality, and, above all else, the Bible. As I was watching this film, I reluctantly shook the references to obesity and sexuality off my shoulders. But as a person of faith, I could not do the same for the biblical references.
The worst part about this film was that the biblical references were a large part of the storyline. Throughout the duration of the film, I came very close to walking out of the theater multiple times.
The only thing that stopped me was the fact that I spent money to watch this film. With all that being said, I would not recommend Zoolander 2 to anyone and instead, would direct movie goer’s towards any other film playing at the theater.