Fiona Yoon

The real project Hail Mary was the friends we made along the way

Forever a believer that sisterhood is the most soulful, must beautiful bonds to ever exist. That is what *Steel Magnolias *is built on and it is the driving force behind every loving tease, every heartbreaking anecdote, every silent understanding. Each actress gave the performance of a lifetime, especially Sally Field who portrayed her role with such intensity and passion that I laughed when she laughed and cried when she cried. Though I may never truly understand what being a mother is like, M’Lynn’s love for Shelby and her subsequent grief was so palpable, so visceral, I felt as though there was a piece of her within me. I’ve always been someone who’s life was and has always been influenced by such strong women in my life: my mother, my grandmothers and grandaunts, my sister, and my dearest friends; some of whom, despite not being related to me, have grown to become older sister figures. This movie is like a love letter to all I’ve known through that piece of my identity, in which sisterhood and girlhood have shaped me to become who I am today.  Also thank you Ouiser for not only being THE most relatable character I’ve ever seen and showing me my true potential, but for always being an absolute queer icon alongside Clairee.

Seeing Jason Isaacs in a military uniform awoke something deep and primal in me his scenes alone make BANK