I enjoyed the movie, but I didn't think either one of them were cool. They both seemed petty, selfish and egotistical. And Enid needs to get a job before she has the right to judge anyone at their job.
I am pretty sure Rebecca would try to sleep with me being that I look like Weird Al.
shareFirst off, Enid didn't come to the realization Seymour was cool right away, nor did she visit him at his job.
At first, she thought he was a loser.
She was immature and had a know it all attitude about life. The way I see it, the movie is about her journey to become a better person. At the end, she gets on the bus and leaves for a different new life in a symbolic way to show she's ready to grow up.
And, yes, I think Enid would think I was cool. Around this time this movie came out, I had a friend who was an Enid in my life and thought I was cool after getting to know me a bit better. Maybe that's why I liked this movie so much...I identify so much with Seymour, for better or for worse.
At the start of the film, I doubt that she'd find me cool since she was still just a superficial young 18 year old that looked like she just wanted to party and hang with other young cool kids. And she and Rebecca judged anyone not cool or good looking.
But Enid really changed as the movie went on, a lot of it having to do with gradually befriending Seymour. At first she though Seymour was an older oddball loser who was the victim of a prank she and Rebecca played on him. As the film progressed, Enid really broadened her mind and started liking the uniqueness of Seymour.
I liked Seymour and I think that I have some things in common with him such as, first of all, he looked around early 40ish, and I'm 41. Then, his passion for early 20th century music and events (such as the history of Cooks chicken). I love music and films from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, and it seemed like he did too. Enid eventually starts sharing some of his interests such as an old vintage 1920s record that she plays in her bedroom ("I'm a girl with a ribbon in my hair"). She would've never have wanted to listen to something like that near the beginning of the film. Like I said, Enid changes a lot through the film. But Rebecca doesn't, she remains the same and still calls Seymour a dork towards the end of the film. Enid changing also causes her and Rebecca to drift apart as the film goes on. Another thing I have in common with Seymour (and latter film Enid) was how he totally doesn't understand a lot of modern people's superficial behavior, such as when they go to a bar one night. Enid tried to hook Seymour up with a girl there and it didn't work out cause she was wanting to be with a more typical modern cool guy (like what most young women today prefer)
At the start of the film, I doubt that she'd find me cool since she was still just a superficial young 18 year old that looked like she just wanted to party and hang with other young cool kids. And she and Rebecca judged anyone not cool or good looking.
But Enid really changed as the movie went on, a lot of it having to do with gradually befriending Seymour. At first she though Seymour was an older oddball loser who was the victim of a prank she and Rebecca played on him. As the film progressed, Enid really broadened her mind and started liking the uniqueness of Seymour.
I liked Seymour and I think that I have some things in common with him such as, first of all, he looked around early 40ish, and I'm 41. Then, his passion for early 20th century music and events (such as the history of Cooks chicken). I love music and films from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, and it seemed like he did too. Seymour (like myself) didn't like using certain types of words like "up to your neck in p****". More people in the first half of the 20th century didn't like to talk like that. Enid eventually starts sharing some of his interests such as an old vintage 1920s record that she plays in her bedroom ("I'm a girl with a ribbon in my hair"). She would've never have wanted to listen to something like that near the beginning of the film. Like I said, Enid changes a lot through the film. But Rebecca doesn't, she remains the same and still calls Seymour a dork towards the end of the film. Enid changing also causes her and Rebecca to drift apart as the film goes on. Another thing I have in common with Seymour (and latter film Enid) was how he totally doesn't understand a lot of modern people's superficial behavior, such as when they go to a bar one night. Enid tried to hook Seymour up with a girl there and it didn't work out cause she was wanting to be with a more typical modern cool guy (like what most young women today prefer). Seymour was, in a number of ways more like someone pre-1955. And Enid, in the beginning (like 99% of 18-25 year olds in the 21st century) couldn't be farther than that, but she changed through her developing friendship with Seymour.
At the start of the film, I doubt that Enid or Rebecca would find me cool since they were still just superficial young 18 year olds that looked like they just wanted to party and hang with other young cool kids. And she and Rebecca judged anyone not cool or good looking.
But Enid really changed as the movie went on, a lot of it having to do with gradually befriending Seymour. At first she though Seymour was an older oddball loser who was the victim of a prank she and Rebecca played on him. As the film progressed, Enid really broadened her mind and started liking the uniqueness of Seymour.
I liked Seymour and I think that I have some things in common with him such as, first of all, he looked around early 40ish, and I'm 41. Then, his passion for early 20th century music and events (such as the history of Cooks chicken). I love music and films from the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, and it seemed like he did too. Seymour (like myself) didn't like using certain types of words like "up to your neck in p****". More people in the first half of the 20th century didn't like to talk like that either. Seymour also, like me, totally doesn't understand alot of modern people's superficial behavior, such as when he and Enid go to a bar one night. Enid tried to hook him up with a girl there and it didn't work out. Seymour was in many ways like someone pre-1955. Same with me. Enid eventually starts sharing some of Seymour's interests such as an old vintage 1920s record that she plays in her bedroom ("I'm a girl with a ribbon in my hair"). She would've never have wanted to listen to something like that near the beginning of the film. Like I said, Enid changes a lot through the film. But Rebecca doesn't, she remains the same and still calls Seymour a dork towards the end of the film. Enid changing also causes her and Rebecca to drift apart as the film goes on.
Since I'm a 41 year old who loves films and music from the 1930s and 1940s, early film Enid would've not found me cool but later film Enid might have. Rebecca never would have.
I'm basically a female Seymour whose obsessed with TV, video games, and toys instead of music...so Rebecca would probably sneer at me, and Enid might eventually find me cool if she hung out with me. Maybe. Or not.
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shareanyway, they love losers and *beep* ups and weirdos. thats why enid was so interested in seymour.
shareI sure hope not, because those two are the opposite of cool.
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