Would You Fall in Love with a Man Like Sam?

I probably would. Even if he didn't look like Johnny Depp, it would be refreshing to have a man who seems so innocent- the guys I've met are only interested in hooking up and sex. I agree with what you've said though, life is complicated and I'm finding it hard to handle myself, but it would be nice to have a guy like him in my life.

Dead meat should be buried, not eaten.

I had a relationship with a sort of "man-child" type, and while fun at first, the truth is, it isn't good in the long term unless you like being in the command chair all the time, instead of having a "partner" to simply deal with life alongside you.

The whole thing about Sam is that although he may be eccentric or have aspergers, I do think he'd he be able to step up and be the caregiver. When Benny slams him up against the wall after Joon's spell something does change w/ Sam. (A lot like when Troy is talking with Adam is "Bast From thr Past".)

It's a revalation of some sorts that changes both their (Sam and Adam's) courses.

While Sam may not have given up the stunts as a whole, he seems to have learnt to use them at his atvantage and perhaps when to put them aside.

IMHO Sam uses the CC/BK stunts/acts as a shield to hide himself, but Joon he doesn't always have to have his gaurd up.

Jen: Why movies? What's the attraction?
Dawson: I reject reality.

Knowing myself, he would frustrate the hell out of me. I'm way too grounded.

However, I think that people are being unfair. He did get a job, seemingly without even filling out an application (?). I think one of the main points of the movie was that Sam and Joon were both very talented in their own right, but also very eccentric. Joon had some odd mental problem (although, except for the bus and maybe the traffic controller thing, I thought most of her 'outbursts' seemed faked) and Sam was not interested in conforming. However, people couldn't see past their oddness, and just assumed that they were crazy and unable to take care of themselves. Sam had no real reason to try, until he met Joon, and Joon wasn't even given the opportunity to try. Most of her little incidents in the house just seemed like temper tantrums to me. When people assume you're crazy, you get away with more, and feel like doing crazy things just because it's expected of you. But even while you're doing the things, you know you'll get away with it because you're "crazy" and you get even angrier. Anyways, people didn't expect them to amount to anything, so they didn't. However they had to work to deserve each other, and I think that they were fully capable of rising to the challenge.

Insist on yourself. Never imitate.

Yes I would. He is so sweet and none judgmental. He reminds me of me because of his obsessions except I never dressed up as my heroes or characters.

Yeah, but it wouldn't work--sadly, I'm not patient enough. We could be good friends though, until the bread roll thing got to be annoying. I mean, he uses TWO forks for that bit--what if one day I need the fork, huh? Then I'm the bad guy because I ordered the spaghetti.

No but I do love quirky people.

Are you kidding? I'm absolutely in love with Sam. I think he's a lot smarter than he gets credit for. As another poster mentioned, when he realized he needed to, he got serious and got a job. I don't think he'd ever had reality intrude upon his life before. It had never been advantageous to be serious about anything. His behavior was his coping mechanism to deal with the world and the way it looked down at him.

Sam may not be smart in book sense -- math and reading -- but he's very smart in reading people, and doing what needs to be done, in spite of how dumb it makes him look. He doesn't worry about getting embarrassed. How great is that? How free would that make you feel?

Yes, I'm in love with Sam.
Benny and Joon is the best movie ever!

I fell in love with someone who was sweet, funny and "jester-like" and did not seem to take notice of the more serious side of life. He is not in my life any more, but Sam reminded me a bit of him. So I probably would if I met someone else like Sam.

Those type of guys far and few between these days though....


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