Did anyone have a hard time taking this scene seriously? I mean, it's great and all, but the sunglasses and lines such as "Have a little baby" just make it a little too over the top for me. Did anybody feel similarly to this?
shareNo, it so works well with Jordan's aestethics in this movie, Hoskins starstruck out of touch with reality, Tyson full of love, just not for him. So elegant!
shareIt's a very nervy combination of elements for Neil Jordan to have attempted and it worked for me...a double heartbreaker.
sharea double heartbreaker
Does seem a little strange, but I think there is some symbolism in it.
Simone's glasses are heart-shaped - she is driven by love. Her view of the world, her ambitions, her goals are driven by her love for Cathy.
George's are star-shaped - he has stars in his eyes, wanting to play the 'white knight' and save 'the princess'. He does not think about things properly, does not know what is really going on.
I think this scene is 1 of the most fascinating scenes in the movie. George could not hold it anymore. He was about to confess his affection to Simone. He set it up ... the surrounding, the glasses, the ice cream, ...
And finally they had an honest conversation, very brief but at least they talked their true feelings. George was devastated anyway and started to sob.
And then suddenly things changed. Fear, chase, violent, ...
Just fascinating!
Probably Neil Jordan best work, even better than The Crying Game.
The scene was meant to be ridiculous and pathetic at the same time. George had a hard time coping with the bad hand he had been given in life (scapegoat serving time in prison for Mortwell's crimes, being cut off from his family, a degrading job, and now being used by the woman he was falling in love with), so putting on silly sunglasses was the best way for him to deal with the pain.
shareIt was too on-the-nose for me. His glasses being star-shaped, hers heart-shaped.
Great performance by Hoskins, but I wasn't impressed by much else.
The way quite a few of you (OP had no clue) have summed up that scene so wonderfully shows how brilliant that scene and use of the stars and heart glasses were used to make such a symbolic and poignant scene.
shareSadly it had degenerated into farce well before this, but the volte-face first by Hoskins and then Tyson remove any remaining credibility.
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
I agree with the symbolism noted by others. Though the scene also offers an insight into George's frustration not only for being Simone's driver but what he had missed in life during his time in prison.
"I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not".
I like your signature.
shareThe heart shaped glasses reminded me of Lolita.
shareHe was happy being by the sea and had feelings for Simone. That all had an effect on him. But he knew the game was up.
share