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The 'don't judge a book by its cover' lesson

posted 10 years ago by lieke-vv
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Somehow I find it hard to believe that a woman who suffers from a disease which leaves her hairless would be so amazed at the revelation that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. She seems so surprised to discover that people shouldn't be judged only by their appearance, because they can't necessarily choose how they look, and perhaps that person who looks a little different from her usual taste in men is actually a nice guy.

I mean, of all characters, it seems the least likely for her not to have learned this lesson a long time ago, since there many people probably treat her differently for being bald (not saying she is not beautiful of course).

I don't know, I guess I was just hoping for a stronger conclusion to the movie..

[–] plusluxe 10 years ago

Yeah, one would think from her own experiences she would have already learnt that mantra early on.

I don't know, I guess I was just hoping for a stronger conclusion to the movie..

I was hoping for Sam, love would be his friendship with Rasheen and we were going to get some awesome message about love coming in different forms and it doesn't always need to be romantic. Silly me.

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[–] Milo-Jeeder 9 years ago

I don't think this was the conclusion to the movie, I thought it was something that the character came to understand in the end. Regardless, I do agree that Annie was being shallow to a certain extent. I'm not saying that a bald woman should settle for anyone who gives her a chance, just because she's bald, but did it really take Annie that long to realize that one shouldn't judge a book by its cover?

With that being said, I don't think Annie initially rejected Sam nº2 based on his looks, or at least, that wasn't the only reason. I think she wasn't into him because he came off as a very needy guy, who was trying too hard and, let's be honest, he was downright annoying too. I'd be annoyed too if a co-worker was taking photos of me, being invasive and trying to talk to me all the time. I think Sam nº2 was sweet and likeable, and I think he was attractive too, but I can also understand why Annie wasn't interested in him at first.

I really felt quite distressed at not receiving an invitation - Maleficent

[–] zannesuz 7 years ago

I also don't believe she rejected sam2 based on looks, it was based on his personality not being what she was used to (nice guy, etc.) Her ex wasn't attractive either, but he was definitely a jerk.