Monday, July 14, 2008

The Cleaner

Definite things spring to mind when I see this poster. Asian woman character on a show called "The Cleaner" with the tag line "She's been there before." Ah yes, it must be about a Chinese laundromat. But no. When I checked out the website, I found this:

Akani Cuesta is the exotic beauty on William’s team who is just as much one of the boys with her hardened street edge. A bit of a wild card, she enjoys her job and is good at it, but resents being monitored by William, with whom there is a hint of a past relationship. Akani doesn’t need anyone’s support, especially that of her wealthy estranged father, but sometimes it seems she longs for a more settled, domestic life.
Wow. Hollywood is clearly making great strides. Backwards. Of course she's the "exotic beauty" (the actress Grace Parks is also the "exotic beauty in space" on "Battlestar Galactica.") And I just love that her character in "The Cleaner" although good at her job, longs for a "more settled, domestic life." For is there anything better in life for a woman than being a housewife?