How to say I love you...

Phil Rader AIA

Ross that made me smile. If you ever want to feel good about the world just go to a park and sit and watch people. Pay attention to the what catches their attention. Watch for them to smile. It's a beautiful thing to watch a human being smile when it's real and no one is watching ( well except for you) It's like that wonderful satisfying look someone has on their face after tasting the most delicious food. Sometime when you are in a restaurant see if you can catch someone close their eyes and have that incredible satisfied look on their face. I love to observe people and look for these moments when real happiness occurs. It gives me hope that the world will always be OK.

Regards

Phil

pbacot

Gaieus,

Leaving the book is cinematic symbolism. She's taking a chance and leaving her old life behind. It was making her cry anyway. She's too enamored to be concerned with the book.

Peter

Gaieus

Point taken, Peter!
Now I know why I only understand Chuck Norri movies

pbacot

Chuck Norris don't have to sweet-talk no woman. She'd just follow him.

bytor

Thanks Ross.....that was simply delightful!

chango70

Isn't this another twist on the old damsel in distress formulae? Men have this deep seated fantasy about vulnerable women (emotional creatures, blah blah blah...) and this is a shameful exploitation of it dressed up as romantic fluff particularly from a male perspective. It left me with lingering bad after taste in my mouth.

Ross Macintosh

Interesting perspective on it Chango70. Perhaps you are correct about there being a "damsel in distress" formula but I can't really see the "shameful" part. You imply this "fantasy" is common among men. That seems right. I'd suggest many women would also find the short film romantic. Would you say it taps into some deep-seated "rescue" fantasy they have? If so why would such well matched fantasies be shameful? Such fantasies may be a timeless part of the human condition.

Regards, Ross

Mike Lucey

Here is another slant. These days many of us think we things!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6K6j0SB8z4&eurl=http://www.zagg.com/gadgetLoveStory.php?utm_campaign=The%20ZAGG%20Gadget%20Love%20Story%20Contest&utm_contentiurl=http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/S6K6j0SB8z4/hqdefault.jpg&feature=player_embedded

chango70

I am no feminist, however, it does struck me as pulling all the stereotypes without being obnoxious, which makes it more objectionable in my humble opinion. The male goes through different emotional states, is active while the female remains passive and swayed by his torrent of 'self-loathing'. She was like a prop onto which the male lead could project his ego. It would have been a lot more convincing if there was more of a interaction. Or perhaps I am reading way too much into this.

Double Espresso

Gag me!
I just went into diabetic shock.